From 'Just Like Magic' by Sarah Hogle to 'Holidays on Ice' by David Sedaris, these 12 books will give you major Christmas movie vibes Sabienna Bowman is a Digital News Editor at PEOPLE, where she has ...

Reading books on Christmas Eve has deep roots in Russian and Ukrainian history. In 1831, Nikolai Gogol’s story “The Night Before Christmas” became a yearly tradition, read aloud to children. This dark ...

Mary points to Jesus — noticeably so, as we celebrate the patroness of the Americas, Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Advent. This classic story, released again for a new generation of readers, retells the ...

Now in the midst of the holidays, it is good to examine some books — two new and one old — that fit appropriately in this year’s Christmas season. “Christmas on the Bay: A Collection of Holiday ...

I hope you read the nativity story in the gospels of Matthew and Luke this Christmas Eve, and gather around the tree for A Visit from St. Nicholas. But there’s a lesser known Christmas story that ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — With Christmas Eve fast approaching, many people will be turning on their TVs to be greeted by a less-than-merry Santa telling Ralphie he'll shoot his eye out. Ralphie's ...

Region native Jean Shepherd crafted the enduring holiday classic "A Christmas Story" after years of telling stories on the radio, in magazine articles and on television.

Think of Charles Dickens and Christmastime and your mind will probably go instantly to A Christmas Carol. Dickens's classic tale of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge and his magical yuletide conversion ...