Many Advent customs involve counting the days until Christmas begins, such as the secular use of a chocolate advent calendar ... It symbolises the birth of Christ and the change in the colour ...

We light one on each of the four Sundays leading up to Christmas and one on Christmas Day itself. At home I have an Advent calendar which ... a celebration of Jesus Christ's birthday and many ...

As I write this Christmas is upon us, or so the world will tell us. Netflix, Hulu and Peacock are playing Christmas movies. The radio is playing Christmas songs. The stores are decorated. People ...