Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After Halloween, everyone's attention quickly turns to Christmas. Among the traditions associated with the lead-up to Christmas is ...

Bella Vista Community Church, 75 E. Lancashire Blvd., is an evangelical interdenominational church. The BVCC Sanctuary Choir Christmas Cantata "Noel Celebration," will take place at 10 a.m. Dec. 21. A ...

For many people who observe Christian traditions, Advent is a special season that begins on Dec. 1 and lasts until Dec. 24, leading up to the celebration of Jesus Christ’s birth at Christmas. As the ...

This year on November 6th we celebrate National Advent Calendar Day! Since Aldi established the holiday in 2020, making it one of the newer celebrations I’ve written about, this holiday has been held ...

Religious practitioners say the spiritual practice of Advent can counteract the materialism of the Christmas season — whether or not you believe in God. An ancient tradition still honored in some ...

An important part of the observance of Advent during this liturgical season is the playing and singing of Advent music. It's similar to — but also different than — the more well-known genre of ...

Advent is once again upon us. This is a time of year celebrated nearly universally by Christians. Roman Catholics, Anglicans, Episcopalians, Lutherans, Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians and ...

The Catholic Lawyers Guild, Diocese of Brooklyn, commemorated the Advent Season with its annual gathering on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Brooklyn Heights. The event featured ...

Ellen O’Brian hadn’t bought a candy-filled advent calendar in years, but when she saw the festive cardboard box with little numbered panels in her local natural foods store, she couldn’t resist. “It’s ...