Forget, for a moment, notions of Christmas as a winter wonderland. Put out of your mind the jingling sleigh bells, rosy-cheeked Santas and sizzling log fires beloved of popular imagination. Instead, ...

JERUSALEM (RNS) — In 2023 and 2024, David Ha’ivri, an Israeli tour guide, didn’t offer his popular English-language Hanukkah or Christmas tours. Tourism had plummeted after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas ...

Christmas this season in the Holy Land will be celebratory, despite ongoing bloodshed and war, the patriarchs of the Holy Land said, as Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa encouraged pilgrims to come ...

JERUSALEM — In December 2023, the Advent season in Fassuta, a Melkite Christian village about nine miles from the Lebanese border, was solemn and fraught with danger. While the war raged between ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – If you’re looking for a little adventure close to home, there’s a spot in Middletown that’s bringing all the holiday magic, it’s Land of Illusion! In this sponsored segment, Gina ...

“If you love Christmas, especially a vintage Christmas, that's what we’re all about,” said Sumner. “I want people to feel like they can walk into a story book, take a step back in time, slow down a ...

About 30 million real Christmas trees are sold in the U.S. every year, according to the National Christmas Tree Association, including both pre-cut trees and cut-your-own. For many families, going to ...

Looking to make your holiday season shine a little brighter this year? A Greater Cincinnati theme park is here to help.Middletown's Land of Illusion is kicking off its annual Christmas Glow ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — You can cut down your own Christmas tree for free at the beautiful Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area along the Kentucky-Tennessee state line. From Nov. 29 ...