Christmas

Scarlett Doumato, a 10-year-old from Cumberland, R.I., submitted DNA evidence to the police to determine whether or not Santa Claus visited her home on Christmas Eve. This week, she received a response.

Three Kings Day (Día de Los Reyes) or the Feast of Epiphany is a holiday that commemorates the day the three wise men — Melchior, Caspar, and Balthazar — arrived with gifts for baby Jesus.

Christmas has come and gone, which means one thing: It’s time to take down the Christmas tree — or is it?

A Florida couple had quite the Christmas.

A man set off a chain reaction of generosity at a restaurant in Swampscott, Massachusetts, with dozens of customers paying it forward the day before Christmas Eve. There was the typical breakfast rush last Friday. Lincoln’s Landing was filled with customers. One customer had an unusual request. The unnamed patron asked waitress Erin Lovenberg if he could pay for...

Dozens of customers at Lincoln’s Landing paid for others’ food after a chain reaction two days before Christmas.

A man fatally shot his wife, then himself, at a home in Lowell, Massachusetts, on Christmas Day, authorities said.

This decades-old holiday tradition for a Jewish father and son looks a lot different from when they started more than 30 years ago. Project Ezra’s Christmas Day dinner in Malden, Massachusetts, is feeding more people this year than ever before. And since some volunteers called out sick with COVID-19, they’re doing it with fewer people. “We know that food...

This decades-old holiday tradition for a Jewish father and son looks a lot different from when they started more than 30 years ago.

Ukrainians usually celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, as do Russians. Not this year, or at least not all of them.

Parts of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket are waking up to some snow on the ground this Christmas morning. For everyone else it’s a cold, but dry day. Highs in the upper 20’s, with a mostly sunny sky by afternoon. Sunday night, is cold and clear, with less wind. Lows around 20. Monday is mostly sunny, and a bit warmer....

Saturday night: mostly clear, and very cold. Some snow showers linger for the islands. Lows in the upper teens. WSW winds around 15 mph.
Christmas Day: mostly sunny, still cold, but less windy. Highs in the upper 20’s.
Christmas Night: mostly clear, quite cold. Lows in the lower 20’s.

While chatting with Hoda Kotb on Today, Jenna Bush Hager shared some of her family traditions while visiting Santa and Mrs. Claus.

NORAD, the U.S. military agency responsible for monitoring and defending the skies above North America, will launch its Santa tracker Saturday at 12 p.m. ET

According to the data, sugar cookies, gingerbread and peanut butter blossoms are the most popular cookies in America. Plus, our editor’s picks for festive holiday treats.

It can be difficult to find joy in politics these days, but these Massachusetts leaders came together find some harmony in the holiday season.

President Joe Biden shared a Christmas message with America, hoping the stillness of Christmas will give Americans time to reflect on things they have in common and find ways to look out for one another.

For more than 15 years, our political reporter Alison King has been bringing together Massachusetts politicians of all stripes to sing a Christmas carol at the holidays. Here’s the story of how one of the state’s best-known political figures of all time helped get it started

The U.S. Postal Service says holiday deliveries are on track for Christmas arrival despite delays.

This household is definitely gingerbready for the holidays!