Christmas - Page 7

A Secret Santa contractor renovated a Michigan family’s basement free of charge after a different contractor failed to do the work.

A Secret Santa in east Idaho paid a year’s rent for a man named Phil and his wife Debbie, who is battling cancer.

Of all the folk tales, pageants, legends, and fables to accompany Christmas, few have achieved the level of immortality as “The Nutcracker.”

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) released a Christmas message ahead of the holiday,  reminding Americans how blessed they are to live in a country that “protects our right to celebrate the birth of Christ freely.”

A video of nurses dancing and singing “We Need a Little Christmas” during the celebrity-studded White House Christmas special is getting roasted on online. “Freaking weirdos,” one Twitter reacted. “I cannot but marvel at how out of touch this administration is,” another said.

More Americans plan to attend a religious services this Christmas after attendance waned during the coronavirus pandemic last year.

The results come after the Norwegian postal service released an annual Christmas video showing Santa Claus falling in love with another man.

The governments of at least 12 countries worldwide have vowed to impose various restrictions on Christmas or New Year’s festivities in an effort to curb Chinese coronavirus transmission over the winter holiday season.

The Czech village of Poniklá has produced Christmas ornaments made by hand from blown-glass beads since the early 20th century. The practice continues to thrive today after surviving decades of communism that nationalized the Czech glass-making industry from about 1948-1989

CARACAS — Venezuelan citizens prepare themselves for another diminished Christmas in 2021. After a year full of political stagnation, sham elections, ongoing gasoline shortages, collapsed public utilities – and every other symptom of the country’s larger condition, socialism – it’s time for a moment of respite, brief as it may be.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has suggested that “Getting jabbed… not just for ourselves” but for others as well is “the teaching of Jesus Christ” in a Covid-heavy Christmas message. 

Americans are prepared to defy the challenges posed by coronavirus, crowded roads and packed airport terminals to visit their friends, family and loved ones this Christmas, statistics released Thursday confirm.

Republican congressional candidate Martin Hyde faces daily fines from his Homeowner’s Association (HOA) after installing Christmas lights that read, “Let’s Go Brandon” on his home’s balcony.

A Secret Santa had the East Idaho News team bring early Christmas presents to a young man named Kohner, who is hard of hearing and has had a tough time since the inception of the pandemic.

Christians in Cuba are facing extreme repression and even more severe human rights violations than usual this year as the regime condemns those accused of marching in the July 11 protests to outrageous prison sentences and Christians become an increasingly visible part of the anti-communist movement.

Pope Francis extolled the virtue of humility Thursday while denouncing those who find “reassurance” in clinging to liturgy, doctrine, and devotion.

Chinese Communist Party officials locked down the entire city of Xi’an on Thursday after reportedly just 143 its 13 million residents tested positive for the Chinese coronavirus over the past two weeks, China’s official state-run press agency, Xinhua, reported.

London’s Metropolitan Police have referred themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) after complaints about their refusal to alleged lockdown-busting Christmas parties at the Prime Minister’s residence.

The British govt said it won´t introduce any new restrictions until after Christmas, and called studies on omicron encouraging.

Austria has extended its lockdown of unvaccinated individuals for another ten days, as mandatory vaccination looms.

Comet Leonard has been a nightly spectacle in the lead-up to Christmas and will continue to dash through the night sky into the New Year. 

The Claremont United Methodist Church in California is using the birth of Jesus this year to showcase its climate change agenda.

His Fraudulency Joe Biden once again undermined confidence in the vaccine by calling for a segregated Christmas.

The World Health Organisation (W.H.O.) warned Tuesday there is too much at stake to celebrate Christmas this year, cautioning it is better to either cancel or postpone the annual festivities than risk the death of a loved one.

Several residents of Al-Hamdaniya, an Iraqi Christian town, dressed up as Santa Claus to stage an uplifting Christmas parade for local children on Sunday roughly seven years after the community was invaded by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported Monday.

A high school student’s hope to see his mom for Christmas became a reality thanks to an anonymous donor in Anderson County, Tennessee.

Boris Johnson announced that England will be spared from a Christmas lockdown, yet left the door open for restrictions after the holiday.

Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro announced on Monday that he would begin a 15-day backpacking vacation with his wife and “first combatant” Cilia Flores, telling Venezuelans, “forget about me for 15 days.”

A father battling cancer and his young family were surprised with Christmas gifts and donations from a nonprofit organization.

U.S. Army Private First Class Tyrel Miller came home to Wisconsin from his deployment in Germany to surprise his family for Christmas, according to WLUK.

The Illinois Capitol rotunda features a display showcasing the Satanic Temple’s “deity,” Baphomet, exhibited as a babe swaddled in a manger.

Deputy British Prime Minister Dominic Raab has refused to rule out that England may once again be forced into a lockdown before Christmas. England is once again facing the prospect of lockdown restrictions being imposed during the holidays with the

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) posed with a “fully constructed” gingerbread replica of the U.S. Capitol months after the Department of Justice (DOJ) confiscated a Capitol building Lego set from an alleged January 6 rioter.

A group of generous customers surprised a waitress at a Syracuse diner with a $1,400 tip on Saturday.

The Austrian government has announced that it will allow unvaccinated people to enjoy Christmas and New Year’s Eve without being under lockdown restrictions — but some limitations will still apply.

The operators of Kuwait’s largest shopping center removed a Christmas tree display from the mall this week after receiving a number of complaints from citizens who said Christian religious symbols should not be displayed in the country, which officially recognizes Sunni Islam as its state religion, the Jordanian news site Al Bawaba reported Thursday.