This summer, a community in Bethesda, Maryland hung lights, decked the halls and donned their Christmas jammies in honor of ...

One of Tyrus Wong's popular holiday cards. Tyrus Wong / Courtesy of the Hallmark Archives, Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, USA. In a glass-fronted, sunlit studio on a wooded ravine in ...

Barrow County FOX 5 Atlanta Georgia post office draws Christmas visitors The little Georgia town of Bethlehem in Barrow County comes alive around Christmastime because of its special postmark.

People around the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25. Here’s why—and the history of its iconic symbols from Christmas trees to Santa Claus.

A little over 500 feet away is the Bethlehem Post Office, which, of course sees lots of extra traffic at this time of year — people enjoy getting their Christmas cards postmarked from ...

Hundreds gathered at the Midnight Christmas Mass in Bethlehem, where the leader of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa was present. Major Backlash After Audit of ...

About an hour from Philadelphia, visitors can find Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, known as "The Christmas City," and the charming town rolls out the red carpet during the holiday season.

Despite the secularisation of Christmas, biblical symbolism seems to be everywhere at this time of year. From images of the Virgin Mary on Christmas cards to carols about the little donkey, the ...

Silent Night. I had come to Bethlehem to take photographs on behalf of UNWRA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency that worked with Palestinians displaced during the 1948 and 1967 wars.

But that was not the end for the Christmas card association. "The village decided the Bethlehem stamp was a tradition they didn't want to let go so the people of Bethlehem created a stamp," said Nia.

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