Keir Starmer hopes for peace in the Middle East, the birthplace of the Christmas story in the first festive message ...

From New York's Rockefeller tree to Medellin's annual festival of lights, this is how cities around the world are decked out ...

From driving through Park Street at night to grabbing steaming kochuris at dawn, Kolkata’s winter beckons its erstwhile ...

But even in supposed victory, his gloating found few echoes; the so-called War on Christmas, rather than ending in climactic ...

Some have rebuked the idea that Christmas celebrations are "offensive", but others have emphasised that not everybody ...

His family was wealthy, and he took his inheritance and gave to less fortunate and lived a life of humility. He died on Dec.

CHRISTMAS preparations start in London in October, a good two months before the festival. Beautifully decorated and well-lit Christmas trees are displayed in every store as well as market square.

Watch on iPlayer and BBC One on Christmas Day from 11.55pm As Christmas Day draws to a close, Kate Garraway narrates the ...

Dickensian evening is staged on the first Friday of December and celebrates its 30th year on the 6th of December. The streets were shut between 6-10pm to allow for pedestrian traffic and the setting ...

One of the top countries for a Christmas getaway is none other than Rome - teeming tourist metropolis during the summer ...

One of the top countries for a Christmas getaway is none other than Rome - a bustling tourist metropolis during the summer ...