Today you might only know the phrase “the 12 days of Christmas” from the popular carol. Few people still observe all 12 days, but as Ainsley Hawthorn historically Christians took the nearly two-week ...

Love it or hate it, “The 12 Days of Christmas” is a staple tune of, well, Christmas. Singing it over and over again, or perhaps yucking it up to a popular parody, is one of many favorite ...

The first day of Christmas is December 25 and the last day is January 5. For hundreds of years, Christmas holidays did not begin until Christmas eve and don’t end until Epiphany, January 6 ...

"This specific period was likely part of the early church's effort to adapt pre-Christian celebrations that helped the ancient Europeans get through the long winter nights. With Christmas as the first ...

This year, the first night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah fell on the same day as Christmas for the first time since 2005. Christmas and Hanukkah both always fall on the 25th, but of two ...

The song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol ... The five golden rings rerepresented the first five books of the Old Testament, which describe man's fall into sin ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Although Dec. 25 is known for celebrating Christmas, this year it is also a day for celebrating another special holiday, which is the first night of Hanukkah. It’s been ...

THE FIRST NIGHT OF THE EIGHT DAY FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS ... According to the Associated Press, the last time Hanukkah began on Christmas Day was in 2005. This now marks the fourth time this has ...