The holidays can be a stressful time. Here's why I'm choosing to "soft celebrate" Christmas by doing away with the usual traditions and...
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Instead of turkey, we ate takeout kebabs on the couch in our pajamas. We left the ornaments and garlands in basement boxes. ESSAY: After my...
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Marking time means understanding its meaning, which means knowing when to celebrate but also when to prepare for the celebration.
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Rose Burke, 9, won the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree essay contest and will travel to Washington D.C..
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Personal Essay | As a Brazilian native, our writer reminisces on the cultural practices that defined Christmas for her and her family.
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Christmas is the time of year for families to come together, open gifts, and enjoy the festivities the holiday season brings.
48 months ago

Why celebrate Christmas? Why throw a party, instead of going to church, in the first place? Is not this religious holiday, by nature calling...
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This Christmas essay from “Bethlehem: A Celebration of Palestinian Food” is a window into Christian culinary traditions in the Holy Land.
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Niels Truman loves Christmas. He spends it in Palm Springs with his extended family in a Danish style, and has never questioned his...
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In the seven years since my first essay on the War Against Christmas appeared in Chronicles, I have had no trouble writing at least one such...
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