Holiday traditions in America: the Christmas tree, presents, carols, and mistletoe are traditions we are all familiar with. But what about the ones that were left behind when the holidays came to the new world? St. Lucia Day is celebrated in Sweden and o...

Winter holiday celebration fun and festivities are not limited to the Western, often Christian, countries celebrating Christmas. Asian countries have plenty of holiday inspired reasons to warm up during these bitter, cold months with family and booz...

A favorite holiday memory of mine would have to be going to my grandparents' house every year since I can remember on Christmas Eve. Family from both Colorado and North Carolina come and we all eat way too much and exchange gifts. Wh...

My favorite tradition during the holidays is Christmas Eve dinner with the Stejskal side of the family. Rather than enjoying the traditional ham and potatoes meal, our family chooses to indulge in a less-than-conventional combination: catfish and pancakes...

A lot of tradition accompanies the Christmas holiday, but one of the most important traditions in my family is picking out the tree. The Christmas tree is the center of the festivities, so it is vital that it looks and smells exceptional. I am proud to sa...

Black Friday holds no appeal to my family. Wading through masses of people and waiting an hour to get to a register just seems anti-holiday, so this year my family stayed home and put up Christmas lights the Friday after Thanksgiving. When I was younger,...

As a child, I recall one of the first traditions of Christmas that my family would always celebrate was the ornament tree. It seems like such a simple thing now, but that piece of cloth with its 24 pouches at the bottom each holding one of those ornament...

Perhaps the most challenging thing in the world for me is to pick a favorite Christmas memory. I was blessed with some of the greatest grandparents in the world, quite literally, and they always made Christmas a special time for their grandchildren. It w...

It is amazing what one experience can do to change your entire life. Something this significant happened on Christmas day when I was 10 years old. My parents decided we would work for Meals on Wheels that day. At first, I was afraid to ring the doorbells ...

Just kidding. I'm really tired of hearing about the recession. Time for some happiness. Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat, please put a penny in the old man's hat... The old Christmas nursery rhyme reminds us of the charity of the Holid...

This YouTube Pick of the Week is one that represents Washburn University. The question is, does it represent Washburn University in a good way? The star of this little film is Phil Norris. He graduated from Washburn last year with a degree in anthropolog...

Christmas is absolutely my favorite holiday. To be honest, Christmas is probably my favorite time of the entire year, and if I had my way, Thanksgiving through New Years would be a season all its own called 'Awesomeness in Season Form.' What? You don't be...

Each year as winter descends upon the community [and lights begin to shine out the season,] people of faith begin the process anew of celebrating Christmas. However, Christmas has not always been a time of cheer and celebration. Some historians trace the ...