Silent Night, Holy Night in Bethlehem
I headed to the city of David on Christmas morning. Its streets were even more somber than those of Jerusalem.
I headed to the city of David on Christmas morning. Its streets were even more somber than those of Jerusalem.
The tragic story behind this Christmas carol is a stark reminder of what happened in Ukraine.
The family recipe book is a vital part of the conservative cultural enterprise.
Our meditation for Christmas is the simple question of who and what we celebrate on Christmas Day, why it brings true and lasting joy, and why it changes everything.
“It is Holy Night and there will be no shooting.” The soldiers agreed.
Iceland’s Christmas folklore includes the Ogress Grýla, the thirteen Yule Lads, and a giant cat.
The Norwegian tale of a young man who fell asleep on Christmas Eve and woke on Epiphany to recount the miraculous sights he had seen.
On a single silent night when all was still and all was bright, Christian Germans and Christian Brits sang together and then climbed out of their trenches to greet each other—and celebrate the birth of Christ.
Now is the perfect time to approach Dickens’ classic, with its perennial themes of repentance and generosity.
Fairy parties and flying reindeer are not things out of which eventually we must grow; they belong to the realm inhabited only by those who are mature enough to understand the world for what it is.
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