WASHINGTON - The 102nd National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held on Thursday, December 5 starting at 6 p.m. south of the White House on the Ellipse. This year, the tree will be ...

The National Christmas Tree Lighting tradition dates back to 1923. Former President Calvin Coolidge was the first to celebrate. Coolidge walked from the White to the Ellipse for the ceremony.

Although Christmas is celebrated on Dec. 25, former Hutchinson resident Myra Kohls has been in the Christmas spirit since March. That’s when U.S. Forest Service employee Mary Nordeen visited ...

The first event, the 54th annual Christmas Craft Show, will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 6-7. The second event, the 36th annual downtown tree lighting ceremony, will be held from 6-7:30 ...

Altadena’s 104-year holiday lighting tradition known as Christmas Tree Lane escaped damage from the fire despite a torrent of embers coming down on its historic deodar cedars. • Fierce Santa ...