Christmas and the first night of Hanukkah fall on the same day this year. “Thank God,” writes Zibby Owens, the editor of “Being Jewish Now.” ...

JERSEYVILLE - The Madison County Catholic Charities will be hosting a Christmas in July Trivia Night fundraiser on Saturday, ...

This year, the two are linked in a special way, because the first night of Hanukkah falls on Christmas Day. That’s only happened five times since 1910, most recently in 2005, nearly 20 years ago.

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Catholic churches across Connecticut were filled Tuesday night for Christmas vigil masses. One of the churches was the St. Joseph Cathedral, located on Farmington Avenue.

Moore took liberty with the date of St. Nicholas day, which is December 5, characterizing it as the night before Christmas,” she continues, adding that although this practice was most common in ...

Here, on Christmas Eve in 1818, Father Joseph Mohr first strummed “Silent Night” on his guitar, accompanied by a melody composed by teacher Franz Xaver Gruber.

Simple but moving, ‘Silent Night’ is a perennial favourite among carollers. But who composed the carol, and what are the original lyrics? ‘Silent Night’ is one of the world’s most famous Christmas ...

Our Lady of Victory Catholic School (OLV) will hold their annual Christmas program, “Camel Lot: Don’t Miss the Manger,” on Dec. 18, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at the VISD Fine Arts Center.

At night in cold weather he kept warm with a propane heater. He did not realize it was slowly damaging his lungs with carbon monoxide. At one point he got into a relationship and the couple had a son.