Have you ever wondered where Christmas gets its name? Or the story behind the red-nosed reindeer pulling Santa’s sleigh? From the origins of Christmas carols to romantic mistletoe kisses, here ...

A Stamullen writer has published her fourth book that delves into the fascinating and often quirky history of words ...

Whether it's Chris Rea's "Driving home for Christmas" that gets stuck on ... Here are a few that we wanted to share with you... In English the word ‘nostalgia’ originally meant a diagnosable ...

“What Child Is This” is set to the tune of English folk ballad ... of a tune or don’t know a word of Latin, it’s hard not to get caught up in the Christmas spirit and give it your ...

My neighbor enjoys Christmas, always finding the perfect present for the right person. Like the one she gave her boss, a man ...

The word Christmas comes from the Old English Cristes maesse, which means Christ's mass. The word Xmas is sometimes used instead of Christmas. In Greek, Xis the first letter of Christ's name.

The song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol ... Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember.

Heading to the local farmers’ market in search of mince, I found myself distracted by a novelty sausage. Their sausages are ...

The fallout has continued from yesterday's shock result in the Tory leadership contest, which saw previous frontrunner James ...

It is Christmas Eve and seven years since Ebenezer ... Collect the vocabulary and check understandingof new words such as ‘sole friend’ and ‘morose’. Character comparisons can be made ...

When it comes to speaking English - Irish and American folk often do it in completely different ways, as recently pointed out ...

There are some things in life that people only begin to appreciate long after they’re gone. Great art, musicians, waking up ...