Most people read Christmas letters to find out who got married or who went on a cruise that year. But Ann Burnett, a communication professor at North Dakota State University, looks for deeper meaning.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — It’s finally time to get in the Christmas spirit, and for many children across the world, that means ...

The most important reason Angela Kinsey was eager to take the plunge with “Confessions of a Christmas Letter,” her first Hallmark Christmas movie, was personal. “I’m new to the Hallmark family, but I ...

GUILFORD, Maine (WABI) - Sherry French began her job as one of Santa’s helpers back in 2007 at Hometown Holidays. “I helped out Mrs. Claus and we did a letter writing with Mrs. Clause and they all got ...

YORK COUNTY, S.C. — Inside the York County Police Department, you can hear jingle bells from one of Santa’s helpers. Samantha Vincent is a 911 operator, and an ‘elf’ who’s busy getting letters ready ...

Each year, Mid-Ohio Valley children write letters to Santa Claus. Here are the letters that made their way to the North Pole via our newspapers. They have been reproduced as closely as possible to the ...

Every Christmas season, letters to Santa flood in from kids around the world — but in Santa Claus, Indiana, volunteers become Santa’s elves to ensure every child gets a reply. This small town, ...

The helpful template from the U.S. Postal Service prompts “Dear Santa.” After which, June, the letter writer identified as ID#1209351 from Georgia, neatly adds in cursive, “for Christmas this year I ...

It’s that time of year again. Christmas cards and those great Christmas letters are going out. I love some of the Christmas letters where people brag on all their accomplishments or how well their ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...