Security preparations are in high gear in anticipation of New Year's Eve celebrations. Authorities are being extra vigilant after a driver drove into a crowd at a Christmas market in Germany.

While people from all over the globe celebrate Christmas, how the holiday is observed may vary depending on where you are.

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message has urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year “to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions” ...

Nearly half a million households were left without power on Christmas Day in frigid weather after further missile attacks by ...

His family was wealthy, and he took his inheritance and gave to less fortunate and lived a life of humility. He died on Dec.

The tradition of decorating a Christmas tree was attributed to Prince Albert, the German husband to Queen Victoria, during ...

Freshly baked pretzels, shining tree lights and sleds in the snow lend a ruddy warmth to an unlikely collection of ...

The royal family traditionally opens their Christmas presents not on Christmas morning but on Christmas Eve, keeping with ...

The beloved Christmas tree, originating in 16th-century Germany, found its way to Mexican soil through an unexpected ...

As Prince Harry explained in his memoir, Spare, it is “a German tradition that survived the anglicizing of the family surname from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor.” ...

At Sandringham, where King Charles celebrates Christmas with his family, one particular German tradition is always followed.