BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Christmas Eve as crowds of families and music and decorations heralded a much-needed boost of Christmas spirit ...

Columbia’s four undergraduate student councils held the annual Tree Lighting ceremony on College Walk on Dec. 4, turning on the lights at 7:19 p.m. as hundreds of students watched and cheered. For the ...

CHICAGO, Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Bethlehem held its first Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony since 2022, symbolizing renewed hope, unity, steadfastness and resilience. The ceremony, ...

The crowd sings Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, during a Hanukkah menorah lighting at Payrow Plaza in Bethlehem. Monday was the second night of the eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights. Rabbi Rabbi Yaacov ...

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have lived in a country home for the past 25 years. When we moved here, our only neighbors were wild turkeys, deer and raccoons. Behind our house were 20 acres of woods, which ...

Dearborn Heights ordered an artificial Christmas tree for its annual tree lighting, but after shipping delays, it wasn't expected to arrive on time. Sam Hussein, president and CEO of J&T Crova Towing, ...

Governor Gavin Newsom is hearing it from the internet — this time for failing to mention the word “Christmas” in his tweet showcasing the California State Capitol Tree Lighting Ceremony. The 94th ...

Deena and Lonnie Givens’ children faced a towering task when they flipped on Wilmette’s holiday lights Saturday. Especially when the larger-than-life switch stood taller than both of them. The Givens’ ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro and other state officials were there for the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at the State Capitol in Harrisburg. The tree in the main rotunda has 2,400 LED lights and 1,700 handmande ...

For the past two years — while the war in Gaza has been taking place — all Christmas celebrations have been canceled in Bethlehem, the town where Jesus was born. However, after the recent ceasefire, ...

Families in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank gathered to watch the lighting of the Christmas tree on Saturday for the first time since the war in Gaza began two years ago. As NPR's Hadeel ...