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Keeping Christ in Christmas gets a little harder every year for Christians, but even today's "holiday season" offers opportunities for Christians to talk about Jesus.

Are you looking for a way to bring Christmas back to Christmas? Do you want to move away from the commercialism and materialism?

Find the perfect Christmas film to get the kids in the festive spirit these holidays.

Spread Christmas cheer with the beloved animated shows grownups and children have enjoyed for years. Watching original holiday cartoons has become tradition.

It's easier than you think to stay healthy at Christmas. Here are 10 tips for reducing holiday stress and staying physically, mentally and emotionally healthy.

The Juggler of Notre Dame (1982) is a great Christian movie embracing ideals of faith and forgiveness. It is the perfect DVD for family viewing at Christmas.

Over the years, kids have been treated to many different Christmas Films and Television Specials, and this is a look at the Best Christmas Cartoons of All Time.

It's Christmas, and Santa Claus, Rudolph, Charlie Brown, The Grinch and Frosty the Snowman are all coming to town.

Focusing on Jesus at Christmas can be difficult for children during the holiday season. These spiritual Xmas traditions remind kids of the true meaning of Christmas.

Advent is a time of spiritual preparation. Using an Advent wreath gives children and families a visible symbol of "waiting for Christmas."

Family rituals provide a sense of belonging. During Christmas families can use rituals to enrich the time spent together. Christmas rituals are easy and fun to create.

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol, a direct-to-DVD release, comes out November 14th. It features Oscar the Grouch in the Ebenezer Scrooge role.

Christian teachers understand the true meaning of Christmas. So, give them a gift that expresses your appreciation and reminds them of the season.

The holidays are a time of tradition and what better way to inspire family tradition than to read some seasonal classics.

During the Protestant Reformation in the early 16th Century, many old customs were abandoned in favor of new ones believed to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.

Chris Van Allsburg's classic children's picture book "Polar Express" offers a springboard for a family-oriented Christmas Eve activity.

The bare bones of Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol are thrown into a modern setting and twisted into a dark brilliant comedy that will have viewers laughing all the way

Hanging stockings by the fireplace is a tradition, and although there's a recession, stockings can still be filled with gifts to please everyone in the family.

The holidays were not always about spending too much money on expensive gifts. A simple attitude readjustment can align the holidays with more frugal, happier times.

Christina Rossetti's "The Thread of Life" features three Petrarchan sonnets, each contributing to the finely constructed dramatization of the theme of soul realization.

Christmas novels come in many genres from romance to fantasy to humour. So whether you want to laugh or sigh, there is a Christmas-themed novel just for you.

Christmas is a time to slow down and spend special moments with your family. Sharing a story creates cherished memories and brings the magic of Christmas to life.

For people who want to focus on the spirit of giving at Christmastime, there are many scriptures to reflect on, as well as creative ways to give to others.

Clark gives a fascinating, yet heart-warming first-person account of what children in the United States really believe about the tooth fairy, Santa, and the Easter Bunny.

Coloring pages can be downloaded for free and make a great holiday activity for young children for day care, in the classroom, or at home during the Christmas season.

Couples who participate in Christmas traditions together build a better marriage, say researchers from Syracuse University. Here are 5 holiday rituals to celebrate!

With a little creativity and a few inexpensive props, your kids can star in their own Christmas pageant, acting out Jesus' birth to an audience of friends and family.

Cheap Christmas gifts need not be prepackaged items from the end of a big box aisle. Reflect the love of the holiday season with thoughtful, inexpensive presents.

Need Christmas party ideas? Having the family over for Thanksgiving? Celebrating Hanukkah with friends? Cater the party around a holiday show and the rest is easy!

The Peanuts gang star in six timeless features that have become part of pop culture and are just as adorable today as they were 50 years ago.

Make weeks leading up to the Night before Christmas fun by sharing some favorite stories with your children. Classics like the Grinch and Little House join new tales.

The winters months allow for some special, seasonal meditations that can bring peace and joy.

December is a time for family, fun and holiday cheer. There is much to do in the Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland area to brighten anybodies Christmas season.

Inspiring Christmas quotes and sayings from famous Classic films such as Miracle on 34th Street, It's a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol, and How the Gringe Stole Xmas.

Christmas classic movie selections often dwell on the same well-known favorites every year. These obscure Christmas movies should land on that holiday 'must see' list.

Every year new holiday movies are produced. There are five classic films that are perennial favorites.

Teach your preschooler the true meaning of Christmas while embracing the holiday spirit and letting your children learn math, reading, science and art through play!

Matt Brouwer continues his deeply expressive songwriting on his new albums, "Unlearning" and "B-Sides Recordings, Vol. 1." We were eager to hear the stories behind them.

With all the many Christmas movies there are to see during the holidays, there are a few to stay away from. Here are the top 10 worst and/or overrated Christmas movies:

A guide to breaking the news: determine if the child is ready to hear the truth, tell the truth, and the first Christmas after.

Nativity scenes depict the Holy Family, Presepio is a Nativity that includes the surrounding scenery for a full picture of the night of the Holy birth of Jesus Christ.

Tight budgets mean parents can't just buy the gifts for the children to give anymore. Help them make gifts from the heart so kids can give of themselves this Christmas.

Here's a collection of Christmas stories to share with children to help improve vocabulary and instill a love of reading.