Holidays

It was a big party in Punxsutawney this weekend. "This is my favorite holiday," one local says of the fuss-free day, adding, "You don't have to even see your in-laws." This year, Phil saw his shadow.

Let's celebrate Groundhog Day, in all its bizarre, quirky strangeness. Let it remind us that we have not subdued nature, but merely made ourselves more comfortable in its domain.

Tradition and fire safety are things to consider as you ponder — or put off — taking down your holiday decorations.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with screenwriter Julie Sherman Wolfe about holiday movies she's written for the Hallmark Channel.

Happy Kwanzaa! Kenya Parham and Tonya Hopkins, speaking to NPR in 2022, dish on what makes a Kwanzaa feast.

NPR's A Martinez and Steve Inskeep answer holiday trivia questions from "Southern Living Magazine" senior editor Betsy Cribb Watson.

NPR listeners talk about getting caught in the act of regifting.

For generations of Americans, making fun of fruitcake has been a holiday tradition. But a Canadian pastry chef and master food preserver would like us to reconsider our assumptions.

Christmas and Hanukkah rarely fall on the same date, but this year they do. One mixed-faith family in Oakland, Calif., doubles down for double whammy holiday.

For this year's All Things Considered holiday cocktail interview, we visited Providencia in Washington, D.C., a bar that brings its owners' personal stories to life.