55 Beautiful Religious Christmas Quotes That Capture the Spirit of the Holiday. ... For over a century, Christmas poems have captured the magic of the most wonderful time of the year.

While Christmas has become a Christian religious holiday for many people, its history shows it to be more of a mix of mythology, the solstice, ... The poem “The Night Before Christmas” was written by ...

Originally a poem written by Catholic clerics, this song was transformed into a carol at a time when celebrating the 12 days of Christmas was one of the most important holiday customs. By ...

I have particular fondness for the poem by Edmund Hamilton Sears, a Unitarian minister in 19th Century Massachusetts, 'It Came Upon the Midnight Clear', which is a beautiful evocation of peace. In the ...

FARGO — For more than 200 years, people have been enjoying the melodic rhyming and nostalgic memories associated with Clement C. Moore's poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas." For almost half ...

Christmas carols date back to the 4th century, rooted in pre-Christian traditions celebrating midwinter and the Winter Solstice. The earliest Christian hymn, "Angel's Hymn," appeared around 129 AD ...

Scientists calculated that for Father Christmas to deliver all gifts to people around the world, on Christmas Eve, he would have to visit 822 homes a second, traveling at 650 miles a second!

Of course, one cannot discuss Christmas carols without discussing “Joy to the World,” a seasonal belter that nearly everyone knows but few realize isn’t strictly about Christmas. The lyrics, written ...

Why we celebrate Christmas, according to religious experts. For some Americans, Christmas is a 365 days-a-year obsession. For millions of others, the yuletide season is a cherished annual ...

Christmas is not part of other major religions, but all faith traditions embrace the theme Love… Love God, Love your neighbour, Love yourself. This year I have chosen to write an acrostic about Advent ...