Dec 21 What to do with all of your holiday trash By Jamie Leventhal Many Americans will toss their mountainous pile of holiday waste into the recycling bin, which can do more harm than good. Here's how to properly dispose of holiday wrappings, decorations and Christmas lights. Continue reading
Dec 20 A trip around the globe to celebrate the holidays with dance By Rocky Mountain PBS For 25 years, the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble in Denver has been blending dance, live music, spoken word and seasonal celebrations from around the world into a single holiday tradition. Continue reading
Dec 11 White House asks: What is the story behind your menorah? By Abbey Oldham A menorah created by a Holocaust survivor and one designed in Israel in the 1920s were selected for a White House ceremony this week from more than 50 submissions. Continue reading
Dec 19 12 Days of NewsHour: Behind-the-scenes timelapse holiday greeting By Colleen Shalby On the twelfth day of 12 Days of NewsHour, we give to you: a timelapse behind-the-scenes holiday greeting. Continue reading
Dec 19 Celebrate 12 days of NewsHour with 12 unique gifts By Nora Daly To show our appreciation for our audience, PBS NewsHour will be unveiling 12 gifts over the next 12 days. Check back here each day, from Dec. 8-19, for a new gift that you can easily download or print out right… Continue reading
Dec 18 12 Days of NewsHour: Download the 2014 Shields and Brooks Guide to Holiday Civility By Nora Daly Recognizing that Thanksgiving has passed, and that many of the social and political issues facing the nation have changed, we are offering an updated version of "The Mark Shields and David Brooks’ Guide to Holiday Civility."… Continue reading
Dec 09 12 Days of NewsHour: Cross stitch our logo By Nora Daly Snowed-in? Curl up by the fire and fight-off cabin fever while creating your very own NewsHour logo cross-stitch. The pattern we’ve provided was created by former NewsHour staffer Justin Myers. See his finished product below, and share a picture of… Continue reading
Dec 03 The Festival of Lights: Hanukkah Stories From Across the Nation (Photo courtesy Joseph Palmer) Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday that celebrates the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem, began on Wednesday. The Festival of Lights lasts eight days. Below we highlight some of the stories about the holiday from… Continue reading