This has been irritating me for several years now, so I decided to air my views. Why is it that the holidays we have, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Easter, Independence Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, ...

I will be saying 'Merry Christmas.' Deal with it. Re "Get over yourself and say 'happy holidays,'" Dec. 24: Columnist Pamela Hilliard Owens could not be more wrong when she mentions that we should say ...

Elisabeth Vincken had listened to artillery fire for eight straight days before someone knocked on her cottage door on Christmas Eve in 1944. She opened it to find three lost American soldiers, one ...

NONNWEILER, Germany — When Sgt. Lamar Porter arrived in Germany in 2023, he thought he’d have to spend Christmas alone. A member of the 16th Sustainment Brigade, Porter had just been assigned to the U ...

DETROIT – NHL players, coaches and staff cherish the league’s annual three-day Christmas break from Dec. 24-26 – no practices, no games. It wasn’t always like this. Christmas Day games were an NHL ...

If you’ve ever wondered why the only holiday for which the typical American greeting doesn’t use the word “happy,” you’re not alone. Adding to the oddity of “Merry Christmas” as the American norm is ...

Well, it’s nearly Christmas and very nearly the end of 2025. It’s been quite a year in military news, and while we’re grateful you’ve been with us through it all, we (like you) are ready for a break.

The phrase "happy holidays" acknowledges the many diverse religious and secular holidays celebrated between November and January. Holidays observed during this period include Día de los Muertos, ...