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Christmas Day arrives each year with a sense of familiarity—like a long-awaited guest who brings warmth the moment they step through the door. Even before the morning sun rises, the day feels different. Streets are quieter, homes glow softly under strings of lights left on overnight, and the world seems to exhale in unison. For many, December 25th…

As the clock ticks toward midnight on December 31, the world collectively holds its breath. Fireworks ready to burst, champagne corks poised to pop, and resolutions scribbled on napkins—New Year’s Eve…

A special report from the heart of the holiday season It’s 6 p.m. on December 24th and something shifts in the air. The frantic energy of the past weeks suddenly softens. Streets grow quieter,…

The Man, the Myth, the Red Suit: Who Is Santa Claus, Really? A special holiday investigation Every December, one man manages to visit roughly 92 million homes in a single night, drink an estimated 7.8 million glasses of milk, and still keep a BMI that would make most doctors weep. He’s tracked by NORAD, photographed by ring doorbells, and has…

There’s a moment, just before midnight on December 31st, when everything feels suspended. The room is loud with laughter, clinking glasses, and someone’s playlist that refuses to quit, yet inside your…

The calendar marks it as December 25th, but those digits on a page barely scratch the surface of what Christmas truly means. It’s more than a federal holiday, more than a frenzied shopping season, and…