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First Lady Melania Trump handed out gifts for Christmas as she visited children for the United States Marine’s annual “Toys for Tots” event in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

An anonymous donor couple in Big Lake, Minnesota, is making sure their neighbors enjoy the Christmas season this year.

A primary school teacher in the United Kingdom came under fire last week over his decision to ban Christmas cards. The teacher argued that Christmas cards have a toxic impact on the environment.

An organization that provides funding for abortions is showcasing its Christmas theme on Facebook: “Abortions Are Magical.”

An elderly man in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, is making sure children in his area receive a special handmade toy for Christmas. 

Executives at Hallmark Channel and Lifetime have expressed that they would like to “expand diversity” by making more LGBTQ-focused Christmas movies. The executives have reportedly noted that simply having LGBTQ characters in their movies is not enough when it comes to remedying alleged diversity issues, and that Christmas movies should feature leading LGBTQ characters in the future.

First Lady Melania Trump brought holiday smiles as she visited the Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. on Friday to read a Christmas story to children with various illnesses. 

A South Florida veteran got the surprise of a lifetime when his home got a “Winter Wonderland” makeover in time for Christmas.

Pope Francis came out swinging against the war on Christmas Thursday, saying that secularists want to eliminate Christian symbols like the Nativity scene because they are afraid of the real meaning of Christmas.

First Lady Melania Trump brought Christmas cheer and joy to school children whom she wrapped presents with, along with United States Marines, to donate to the Salvation Army.

A teenager from an Albanian background was arrested after attacking another teen dressed as Saint Nicholas’s demonic counterpart “Krampus” during a parade in Switzerland. 

An anonymous donor’s gift might allow some pets to find a permanent home this Christmas season after the donor gave enough money to cover adoption fees for the month of December.

The Washington Post’s Fashion Editor Robin Givhan criticized First Lady Melania Trump for draping a coat over her shoulders in the winter season. 

First Lady Melania Trump made a red hot luxury quick change as she departed the White House on Monday for London, England. 

First Lady Melania Trump put the final touches on this year’s White House Christmas decor in a custom knit dress by her personal couturier and dear friend, Hervé Pierre.

First Lady Melania Trump debuted the White House Christmas decorations on Monday giving the public a peek at this year’s theme.

Amazon has withdrawn a range of “Christmas ornaments” displaying images of a former Nazi concentration camp vendors had listed on its website.

Several vandals were caught on camera allegedly slashing a Missouri family’s Christmas decorations, according to a video of the incident.

Pope Francis has called for renewed efforts to exhibit Nativity scenes in order to keep the true meaning of Christmas in the public eye.

Environmentalists slam Thanksgiving and Christmas tradititons, including holiday travel and meals they claim are worsening climate change.

President Donald Trump rallied supporters in Sunrise, Florida on Tuesday, vowing to protect the Thanksgiving holiday from leftists trying to ruin it.

The storied J.F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is celebrating the Christmas season by staging a drag queen show starring “genre-defying drag artist and MacArthur ‘genius’ Taylor Mac.”

First Lady Melania Trump may have dropped a hint as to the style of this year’s White House Christmas — old world ornamentation meets a new era of elegance. 

Rep. Mark Walker is organizing an effort to allow the American public to send Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) lumps of coal for Christmas.

An anonymous donor’s generous gift will make Christmas extra special this year for needy children in Del Mar, California. 

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – The Dutch version of St. Nicholas is due to arrive in the Netherlands in an annual children´s party that has become the backdrop for increasingly acrimonious confrontations between supporters and opponents of his sidekick, Black Pete.

An entire community in North Carolina has decided to adopt a mother battling cancer and her family for the Christmas season.

President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign just launched a lineup of Christmas merchandise, including all new toys and hats.

Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro announced on Monday the beginning of the country’s Christmas celebrations, meaning festivities will last for around 60 days.

With the holiday season only weeks away, online retailer Amazon and its oft time shipping partner UPS have announced new job fairs to hire 130,000 seasonal employees.

Hundreds of millions of faithful Christians across the globe are celebrating Easter, the anniversary of the event Christians believe in that – if true – marks a singular status for the person for whom they are named. They say Jesus Christ was bodily resurrected from the grave days after he was publicly executed, and that his rose from the grave to an eternal and indestructible life.

Stoning to death for gay sex and amputation for theft are just two provisions in new legislation planned for the tiny Asian state of Brunei that have drawn criticism from human rights groups.

Laos has been tightening restrictions on Christian practice as an unwelcome Western influence, mirroring the situation of other Asian communist nations.

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reportedly issued a decree over the weekend to create a panel to fight “sectarian incidents” in the wake of a wave of Islamic extremist attacks targeting the country’s Christian minority this year.

First lady Melania Trump spread Christmas cheer and service throughout the month of December–from White House decorations to serving children and military service members.

Actor Milo Ventimiglia spent the holidays overseas with the troops this year, flying along with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford as part of the 15th annual USO holiday tour.