This was previously published in our December 2025 issue. Christmas lights shine brightly throughout the night, acting as a beacon of joy to help lead people to the decorated house. Others already know their way and are excited to see some of their...

What is a labor of love?    For some, it might look like tirelessly repairing that old car in the garage and for others, sitting down every night to pick at that manuscript that’s been in the works for years. For the Paules family, it looks...

EMMAUS- Although Christmas is around the corner, there are some people who are unaware of how important the holidays are to the point where it played a historic role in World War I. When the Great War started in Europe more than a century ago, it quickly...

It is finally that time of year when decorations are being put up and kids are ready for winter break. Snow has fallen, and Christmas trees are being cut. Finding the perfect tree is one part of keeping-up holiday cheer, but trying to maintain the tree's...

Meliha Anthony I associate the holidays with candy canes and gingerbread houses, with the streets lit up in a stunning display of excitement. Perhaps the best part of Christmas, though, is the way that society stops to celebrate, making the world appear...

For the first time in 51 years, “Charlie Brown” holiday specials will not air on network TV and will instead be available on AppleTV+. What would Lucy have to say about this? Maybe something about commercialism or the economy. Charlie Brown...

The holidays are my absolute favorite time of year. Along with the world seeming to have a more positive spirit, I get to participate in my favorite holiday traditions. From decorating our Christmas tree to making cookies to spending time with my family,...

The picture-perfect Hallmark-type Christmas is painted in the following: Hot cocoa steaming, ice skaters spinning, fires crackling, stockings hanging, brightly-colored lights shining, children giggling and to many, this is the “most wonderful time of...

Each year, it appears that the holiday season comes quicker and quicker. Stores start putting out cheerful Christmas decorations shockingly early, sometimes months before the holiday. It seems as though people jump right from Halloween to preparing for...

The holiday break is almost here along with heaps of free time and new movies to come. One may have heard of the new Star Wars: Rise of the Skywalker and Frozen II, but those are just the big blockbusters marketed to make the big bucks. It’s time...

National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day, held annually on Dec. 20, raises donations for the organization, Save the Children, by encouraging others to put on their best, over-the-top, ugly sweaters for this year’s holiday season. In 2011, ugly Christmas...