Category: Christmas

Chinese Regime Issues More Restrictions to Prohibit Religious Activities During Christmas

The five departments of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued a notice prohibiting online religious gatherings prior to this year’s Christmas. Many local governments and public security departments have joined forces to restrict religious activities, and the authorities have banned Christmas celebrations in the name of “epidemic prevention.” Before Christmas, the governments and public security…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (December 24)

The Omicron variant is putting a wrench in some holiday travel plans, the mayor of New York City lays out tough new rules for the New Year’s celebration this year in Times Square, and some ideas on what to watch for Christmas.


Aunt Lillian’s Timely Grace

Commentary Seventeen years ago, I reprised a Christmas column I’d written in the 1990s for a Texas newspaper. The original column and the 2004 interpretation celebrated a holiday prayer conceived by my favorite grand-aunt, Aunt Lillian, a before-the-big-meal “grace” of gratitude and humble spirit composed with a mother’s grasp of Thanksgiving and Christmas appetites and…


Universities and the Big Questions

Commentary   Christmas is usually a time to celebrate with friends and family, indulge in food and drink, and spend more than we can afford buying gifts. But the new COVID restrictions mean that we will, yet again, be denied the usual festivities and celebrations with our loved ones. Perhaps this is a year to…


Heartbroken Boy Receives a Very Special Build-a-Bear

This is so precious! Mother’s love will be with them always.


Grandparents Spent $26,800 Transforming Their Garage Into a Mini Christmas Village

A pair of Christmas-obsessed grandparents have spent 20,000 pounds (approx. US$26,800) transforming their garage into a mini Christmas village. Pauline, 66, and Rob Sollis, 62, have spent the last two decades amassing a collection of over 2,000 individual pieces, including townhouses, a zoo, a cathedral, and even a functioning fairground complete with a Ferris wheel….


Western Storms Bring Flood Threats, Snow for Christmas

LOS ANGELES—Two people died in a submerged car, evacuations were ordered for wildfire-scarred California, and Seattle and Portland faced the rare chance of snowy streets as a wave of storms rolled through the West. An atmospheric river—a sky-born plume of moisture from the Pacific Ocean—was fueling the weather, which could dump rain and snow over…


‘Merry Christmas, Australia!’ Political and Religious Leaders Express Best Wishes

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese have wished Australians a merry Christmas. In a video message with Toto, his dog, Albanese said Australians deserved a happy Christmas after the tough couple of years. “Thanks to everyone for taking care of each other. Australians have stood together and now as our…


Multiple Airlines Cancel Hundreds of Flights on Christmas Eve, Citing Omicron Surge

Multiple airlines across the United States canceled hundreds of flights on Christmas eve, citing a nationwide surge in Omicron cases which has directly impacted employees and flight crew. The cancellations come as more than 109 million Americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more via airplanes and other forms of transportation to visit friends and family…


Hundreds of Flights Canceled on Christmas Eve Due to Omicron Surge, Inclement Weather

Multiple airlines across the United States canceled hundreds of flights on Christmas eve, citing a nationwide surge in Omicron cases which has directly impacted employees and flight crew. The cancellations come as more than 109 million Americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more via airplanes and other forms of transportation to visit friends and family…