It's often claimed that many of today's Christmas traditions derive from the pre-Christian observances of pagan cults suppressed by Roman authorities. The story ... proof of the idea; but ...

But some of best-known parts of the Christmas story aren’t in the Bible at all. Although Christmas is a Christian festival ... birth was silent. This idea of a noisy, populated town was captured ...

The Capitol Christmas Tree is seen on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 2. (Mandel Ngan/AFP, Getty Images) We build so many barriers these days — left vs. right, secular vs. religious ...

He was born over 2000 years ago and the story of his birth (called the Nativity) is why Christmas is celebrated every year. The Christian Story of the First Christmas. In a town called Nazareth ...

Find more teaching resources on BBC Teach Religious Studies KS1: The Christian Story of the First Christmas.

Christian leaders in the city where Jesus Christ was born are saying the cancelation of Christmas celebrations is a meditation on the spiritual meaning of the holiday amid bloodshed in the region.

Liberals have scoffed at the idea that anyone is ... push to downplay the holiday or its religious roots, but conservatives aren’t reacting to nothing: Christmas is becoming less of a religious ...