It is said that we can credit our moms for the magic of Christmas, although one American classic tells a different story. In the movie “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (1989), the father of the ...

In rose-colored memory, it happened gradually, first with songs on the radio, and then spectacular displays shining from store windows, and lawns lit in dazzling lights. Baking ingredients on the ...

When Reagan told me she knew about the elf, it was like someone let all the magical air out of my Christmas balloon. So, the elf is back. You know, the elf that I have spent many December nights in ...