Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We all know a few friends who refuse to listen to Christmas music before December 1, and frankly, we don’t understand how they do ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nastco / Getty Images Writing a letter to Santa Claus is pure holiday magic. Whether your kids are learning their letters or ...

The most important reason Angela Kinsey was eager to take the plunge with “Confessions of a Christmas Letter,” her first Hallmark Christmas movie, was personal. “I’m new to the Hallmark family, but I ...

Have you sent out your holiday cards yet? Many of us have or will send out cards that comprise a photo collage from the past year. There are dozens of websites that let you put them together with ...

The holiday letter is easily dissed as corny, boring or intrusive, but for some of us, it’s the only way to keep in touch. “When you’re talking to people once a year and sending a Christmas letter, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

CHICAGO — Americans are notorious for holiday excess: too-bright yard lights, too many gifts, too much eggnog. No different, it seems, is the holiday letter, that annual epistle sent far and wide to ...

Charles Dickens, best known for writing "A Christmas Carol" nearly 170 years ago, has come back into the spotlight after a 150-year-old letter from the English author was recently discovered. The ...

They're packed with boasts, exclamation points, and campy humor. And they've been that way for generations. "Read another one, Dad!" says the title character in a 2001 episode of the show Everybody ...

Writing a weekly column is an interesting experience, primarily because of the absence of immediate feedback. My family and close friends do comment frequently, but the majority of my audience is ...