Most Americans likely won't be dashing through the snow for Christmas, given this year's unseasonably warm weather, but many may need to dash to the store for last-minute dinner ingredients or ...

President Trump has declared that Christmas Eve and Dec. 26 will be federal holidays this year, meaning that federal departments and agencies will be closed. According to an executive order issued ...

The First Lady and I send our warmest wishes to all Americans as we share in the joy of Christmas Day and celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The story of the Christmas miracle ...

"A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, the story of Ebenezer Scrooge written in 1843, is one of the most familiar literary works in the English language. Though Eleanor Farjeon wrote in an ...

Many grocery stores shorten their hours or close on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to give their employees time to celebrate the holiday with friends and family. For customers, however, that means a ...

December 24 feels like a holiday to many, with its half-empty offices and the rush of a last-minute shopping crowd. Its status as an official holiday, however, isn't the same as Christmas Day.

Whether you need to grab a quick bite, pick up an ingredient or procure a last-minute gift, you’ll have plenty of options. As you head into Christmas Eve this Wednesday and Christmas Day on Thursday, ...

Will it be a white Christmas where you live? The best chances for a white Christmas this week in the U.S. are across the northern halves of Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and the northern Great ...

President Donald Trump issued an executive order designating Christmas Eve and Dec. 26, 2025, as temporary federal holidays. The order primarily applies to federal government employees, who will ...

Federal workers are getting a Christmas gift from President Trump. The president took executive action Thursday to ensure that federal workers get Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas off from ...

President Trump issued an executive order Thursday declaring Christmas Eve and Dec. 26 as federal holidays this year. The order will result in federal agencies being closed and employees excused from ...

Nearly every pop music holiday song written in the past 80 years owes at least some of its DNA to one Christmas tune in particular: "White Christmas," written by Irving Berlin and sung by Bing Crosby, ...