It usually happens somewhere between the grocery store checkout line and the office email sign-off. Someone smiles and says, “Happy Holidays.” Someone else pauses—just long enough to notice—and ...

Christmas arrives softly but it stays loudly in memory. It comes with familiar scents, repeated songs, warm lights and that unspoken permission to pause. In a year shaped by deadlines, uncertainty and ...

If you’ve ever wondered why the only holiday for which the typical American greeting doesn’t use the word “happy,” you’re not alone. Adding to the oddity of “Merry Christmas” as the American norm is ...

I really mean that, for everyone reading this. My season’s greeting isn’t a political statement, nor — in keeping with the spirit of the season — should it be. And yet … too many folks from the ...

Every year at this time, many conservatives here in the United States declare that there is a "war on Christmas" if people greet others with any phrase other than "Merry Christmas." Besides the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "The world has grown weary through the years, but at Christmas, it is young." —Phillips Brooks "I love snow for the same reason I ...