Born on Christmas Day in 1925, Virginia Carol Rice, nee Mausolf, was the best gift for Joseph and Eva Mausolf, the fifth ...

The inner and outer forecasts don’t always match up. This short poem by Louise Glück starts out cold and stays that way for most of its 11 lines. And then it bursts into flame. At first, the emotional ...

For more than 100 years, Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley have offered accommodations for winter-weary travelers.

The Daily News invited readers to submit stories and poems about Christmas traditions that are special to them.

For more than 70 years, the greatest musicians in the world have been recording Christmas songs. Here are our picks for the ...

Throughout countless Christmas stories, Santa's reindeer play almost as important a role in bringing Christmas to life as ...

As I have every year since 2014, in 2025 I set aside a couple of months to peruse the year’s books of poetry — at least those books I had on hand. In the past, I’ve titled my annual roundup — one ...

The Shadow by Hans Christian Andersen was first published in 1847. In some ways, it is Andersen’s darkest tale. The character ...

In “The Choral,” Ralph Fiennes plays Dr. Henry Guthrie, a talented and demanding musician hired by a small Yorkshire town’s ...

It’s Christmas Eve. A Italian-American family gathers for their traditional feast of the seven fishes. Carmy, the youngest son, who has been working as a chef abroad, comes home to find his mother, ...

It's the most wonderful time of the year! But in between the preparations and celebrations, there's often some sitting around as well. So we wanted to give you something to do without pulling you out ...

“A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement Clarke Moore.