Locally grown, pesticide-free food is gaining sway these days but how many of us give the same kind of thought to the Christmas trees we bring home?

Geva Theatre Center's A Christmas Story, based on the popular 1983 film, opens Dec. 3 after previews from Nov. 28, in Rochester, NY.

Recycle old Christmas cards to make these angelic ornaments.

British parents looking to see their children in a traditional Christmas play are fuming after a school’s decision to cancel the performance because it conflicts with the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, the U.K.'s Telegraph newspaper reported.

The holiday season has arrived at the White House, this year's theme is "A Red, White and Blue Christmas." First lady Laura Bush gave The Early Show's Maggie Rodriguez a grand tour.

Laura Bush reveals that she's cutting back on Christmas presents to pay for new Dallas home.

A Christmas Day charity swim in the North Sea is cancelled due to rising organisational costs.

In the spirit of a tough economy, holiday decorations from Christmases past are adorning the White House this Christmas.

Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Marks & Spencer Group Plc , the U.K.’s largest clothing retailer, will hold its second one-day sale in as many weeks tomorrow as British stores step up discounting to draw cash-strapped shoppers during the peak Christmas period.

A Christmas tree in a County Durham town centre dubbed the "worst in the country" is to be replaced.