the choral group Harmonico Filipino has through the years earned a strong following not just from the community. But it is the festive Christmas season that echoes their timbres outside the churches.

From just a couple of families celebrating Christmas together, it has now become an annual major event for a neighbourhood in Maddington, Western Australia aimed at preserving Filipino traditions.

Simbang Gabi, or Night Mass, is a traditional Filipino Christmas tradition where people attend early morning masses for nine consecutive days leading up to Christmas. This theme brings a sense of ...

He knew how much they missed Christmas on the islands. Then a light-bulb moment: The perfect symbol was the parol. “The lantern is good because it’s acceptable to everybody. It’s Filipino,” Canlas ...