Trumps wish Americans ‘Merry Christmas’ as they mark holiday
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are wishing Americans a Merry Christmas as they celebrate the holiday with their family in Florida.
Pope offers hope against darkness in Christmas Day message
The pope told tens of thousands of tourists, pilgrims and Romans gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the annual Christmas Day message that "the light of Christ is greater" than the darkness "in human hearts" and "in economic, geopolitical and…
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U.S. troops around the world sing ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’
At the request of the NewsHour, the Defense Department produced a music video of service personnel around the world singing a seasonal favorite. It’s an annual holiday tradition, and this year’s song is “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.”…
WATCH: Trump calls troops ahead of Christmas
“I want to wish you an amazing Christmas,” Trump told the group, which included Marines in Afghanistan, an Army unit in Kuwait, a Navy unit in the Gulf of Aden and a Coast Guard station in Alaska…
The Paris landmark was too deeply damaged by this year's fire to host Christmas services.
The Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus was born, was set to host Palestinian dignitaries and pilgrims from around the world for a midnight Mass.
The pre-recorded message will be broadcast in Britain and the Commonwealth nations on Christmas Day.
This year, NORAD is offering tracking through Alexa, OnStar, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and 3-D apps developed for mobile devices.
Christmas is no longer a Christian holiday, but a time to be celebrated by everyone, thanks in part to advertising.
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