‘George C. Scott’s Scrooge will never be topped,’ J.P. Devine writes

Thinking Things Through: This little light of mine

Liz Soares reflects on holiday light displays of yesteryear and her own attempts at bringing light to the season.

J.P. Devine Podcast: I remember Mrs. Klein

On the Edge: For Yaffa Adar on Hanukkah

The recent terrors inflicted on Jewish people has J.P. Devine pondering survival and freedom during this holy season.

Reporting Aside: The gift of books

Having gone through the publishing process makes one appreciate even more what a gift it is to hold a book in one's hands and travel its pages, Amy Calder writes.

Netflix to divorce ‘Love Actually’ on Christmas, J.P. Devine says

Backyard Naturalist: All about Christmas

Reflecting on his grandson's love of Christmas and family, Dana Wilde ponders how unity is the root experience of all religious feeling.

J.P. Devine Podcast: Chicken pot pie and other things

On the Edge: The pie and my angel

A boy needs something to wear when it’s cold and late and the pie needs baking and the tree needs trimming, J.P. Devine writes.

Reporting Aside: Beware the square holiday cards

Who knew that mailing square Christmas cards poses a problem for the U.S. Post Office? Amy Calder writes.