The Pogues' Fairytale of New York, the gritty tale of love gone wrong many consider the greatest Christmas song ever written, has its origins in Sweden, at least according to a new commemorative ...

Sick of Last Christmas and All I Want for Christmas is You? We've put together a list of Swedish Christmas songs, including ...

A Swedish youth choir marked the feast of St. Lucy by singing at a Mass at the Vatican on Thursday, Dec. 11. Students from ...

A small city about an hour’s drive from Wichita was recognized by popular home improvement network HGTV as being the best in ...

The Finnish word for Santa Claus, joulupukki, means “Christmas goat” and has its roots in old pagan traditions, including the ...

Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia share a rare video of their children: In the clip on Instagram, they show all four ...

BEMIDJI, Minn. — The Sankta Lucia Festival has always been a special holiday event in Bemidji, drawing attendees from near ...

BEMIDJI — The Sankta Lucia Festival has always been a special holiday event in Bemidji, drawing attendees from near and far.

I’ve been chasing European Christmas markets for years, and I need to be honest: most of them are tourist traps. Overpriced ...

Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest have announced a final list of 35 countries that will take part in the glitzy pop-music gala next year. It comes after Iceland, Ireland, the ...

The time before Christmas is called Advent, meaning 'coming' or 'waiting' in the language of the church. It is the first four weeks of the church year, in many ways with similarities to Ramadan before ...