Ellen O’Brian hadn’t bought a candy-filled advent calendar in years ... prepared themselves to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ at Christmas. Over the centuries it evolved to focus less ...

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 ...

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 ...