Christmas arrives softly but it stays loudly in memory. It comes with familiar scents, repeated songs, warm lights and that unspoken permission to pause. In a year shaped by deadlines, uncertainty and ...

It usually happens somewhere between the grocery store checkout line and the office email sign-off. Someone smiles and says, “Happy Holidays.” Someone else pauses—just long enough to notice—and ...

If you’ve ever wondered why the only holiday for which the typical American greeting doesn’t use the word “happy,” you’re not alone. Adding to the oddity of “Merry Christmas” as the American norm is ...

I really mean that, for everyone reading this. My season’s greeting isn’t a political statement, nor — in keeping with the spirit of the season — should it be. And yet … too many folks from the ...