If you are heading to that long overdue family visit soon, here are the tips for the best and easy “Austria” gifts that The Local Austria's Amanda Previdelli deems worthy of crossing seas and oceans ...

One person’s trash is another’s Christmas treasure. A thrifted vintage ornament turned into a snapshot in time for one family. In the r/FoundPaper forum on Reddit, a user shared a picture of a ...

I suppose everyone has a favorite holiday — Christmas is mine. The sights, the feels, the meaning — it all warms my heart. In a time when there is so much hatred and animosity in the world, I choose ...

A woman who accidentally broke a decades-old Christmas bauble realized there had been something magical hidden away inside it for all those years. Ashley Gutierrez Siler, 40, lives in Augusta, Georgia ...

As people all over the country prepare to travel to see loved ones this Christmas season, an unexpected obsession is driving home the “less is more” adage. It’s also dividing people. Stripped of ...

After living with esophageal adenocarcinoma for nearly five years, my dad had wound up in the emergency room on Dec. 1 with ...

The Official 2025 White House Christmas Ornament is built around a milestone that shaped American diplomacy: the 150th anniversary of White House State Dinners. For collectors — including many ...

A Rhode Island company, Beacon Design, has once again produced the official White House Christmas ornament. The 2025 ornament celebrates the 150th anniversary of state dinners and features plates from ...

Matthew Zwillick, of Malverne, has a bit of a reputation. The 47-year-old education administrator is known for his obsession with Christmas lights, much like Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase), the lead ...

And there are lots of other Nintendo ornaments, too. And there are lots of other Nintendo ornaments, too. is a deputy editor with 18 years of experience writing and editing product reviews, gadgets ...

“Dear Santa, My name is Isabel, and I was born on Christmas Day.” The words, spoken by a young girl with sleigh bells ringing, are heard as viewers see a hospital appear through a break in the clouds ...