My great-uncle George Pancio — Uncle Bud to us — was the Santa Claus in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Growing up in western New York, my siblings, cousins and I simply knew him ...

Acronymic Turkeys will remain open through Friday, November 29. Winners and results will be posted at The Atlantic on Friday, December 6.

Air Academy senior Conner Holiday is no stranger to the world stage. After performing in last year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, he's now in Pasadena, preparing to march in the iconic Rose Parade ...

NEW YORK (WPIX) — The 99th rendition of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is about to hit the streets of New York City. It was originally known as the Macy’s Christmas Parade as an effort to give ...

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JERUSALEM (RNS) — Decades ago, the notion that a store in predominately Jewish West Jerusalem would conspicuously sell Christmas-themed merchandise would have caused discomfort, perhaps even outrage, ...

With Christmas upon us, it’s good to note that many stores and services will be closed for the holiday. Several are either closed or operating at reduced capacity for Christmas Eve as well. Here’s a ...

By Fred Bronson People sang around Christmastime as early as the year 129 A.D. and created Latin hymns for the season by the 4th century, but it wasn’t until the 12th century that folks started ...