Holidays

Hanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day. That’s only happened four times since 1900.

It’s eggnog season. At Scoma’s Restaurant in San Francisco, this holiday’s batch of eggnog began 11 months ago. Nearly a thousand egg yolks, gallons upon gallons of heavy cream and roughly $1,000 worth of vanilla beans come together with sugar and a mega-cocktail of sherry, brandy and aged rum. Eggnog’s roots date back to medieval Engla...

The holidays can be anxiety-inducing. Try having micro moments of connection with family and friends, says happiness expert Jessica Weiss.

Christmas trees often have a star or an angel on top, but at one Arlington home this week, an owl flew down the chimney like a certain jolly old elf and did a little decorating of its own. Savannah Burgoyne was taking care of her baby Wednesday when she heard something in the fireplace. Later in the day, their dog…

Erika Gonzalez visited the French Embassy to see how they’re celebrating the holidays this year.

Drivers and airline passengers without reindeer and sleighs better make a dash for it: it’s beginning to look like another record for holiday travel in the U.S. The auto club AAA predicts that more than 119 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Saturday and New Year’s Day. The two weekends on either side of Christmas......

The holidays always bring a bevy of beverages for seasonal sipping. In recent years, we’ve tried the Gingerbread Martini, the Rudolph, and the Snowglobe. This year, apparently, we’re making hot Dr Pepper.

It’s that time of year filled with Christmas cheer, presents, and the ever-present parental question: Do we tell the kids the truth about Santa Claus?

Transportation leaders expect a record number of travelers this holiday — up 3.5% from last year.

Teachers are calling this common holiday gift “the last thing we need.”

The holidays are a popular time to buy the latest tech products. Steve Greenberg — the host of YouTube’s gadget game show “What The Heck Is That?” — has some holiday gadget ideas for everyone in the family.

Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday lasts for eight nights. But many people might not know the rich history and traditions that go along with the annual observance known as the “Festival of Lights.”

One day after helping lead the Washington Commanders to their ninth win of the year quarterback Jayden Daniels gave back to kids in the community. JP Finlay reports from a Raising Cane’s where Daniels teamed up for a bike giveaway.