Elena and Kevin Shuff had 17 days with their son Michael Kevin before the newborn’s death on Dec. 26, 2022. The Advent season is a period of complicated emotions for the north suburban couple. They ...

In American culture, Christmas is often synonymous with joy. Many familiar carols proclaim this message, with “Joy to the World” resounding in thousands of churches, while its secular counterpart ...

Elvis knew it. You may as well. Holidays are hard after experiencing losses. Dating back to the 1990s, but especially over the last 15 years, the idea of a Blue Christmas service has its earliest ...

TAMPA (BLOOM) – The holiday season is often portrayed as a time of joy, togetherness, and celebration. But for many, this season also brings with it a deep sense of melancholy—what some may refer to ...

While for many people the holiday season is a time of joy, hope and family togetherness, for others the season can be challenging. “I find people feel many emotions during the holidays,” said the Rev.

The Christmas season is always full of feelings. But now, there’s a growing awareness that not all of these feelings are good. For those who aren’t feeling joyful and triumphant this time of year, an ...

Which blue Christmas trees are best? Not only do artificial Christmas trees save the headache of caring for a real tree, they also provide you the opportunity to make your tree more uniquely yours.

The final “Saturday Night Live” of 2022 proved doubly emotional, as it was announced mere hours before the episode aired that it would be Cecily Strong’s final “SNL.” She said her own goodbye as ...

Are you having yourself a very merry Christmas? Not really? Well, you are not alone then. OK, you may be alone—which could be one of the reasons why your Christmas isn’t so merry. Nonetheless, you ...