In the Studio takes us into the minds and processes of leading and emerging figures from across the creative world.

In his new book, English professor Michael Drout delves into Tolkien’s life and work while reminiscing about his own father ...

69. Cullen — An Irish surname meaning "holly tree," this name gained popularity as a given name thanks to the family of ...

There’s a tradition among poets to put a poem inside the Christmas cards they send.

There are still folks to whom my yearly holiday greeting is “Merry Krimble,” a classic onomatopoeiacal Beatle-ism uttered on ...

Christmas, a Christian holy day honoring the birth of Jesus Christ, was a rich religious tradition of faith, hope, joy, generosity and good will. It is my opinion that for many, Christmas has lost ...

Snug inside the design that is my self—there the disappearing birds, stained-glass bits hurled against the sky, pierce the smoke that waits for night to pry the window open and allow every past ...

What can we give to our newborn Savior? Writer Mark Griswold suggests we offer all that we have, our very heart, battered as ...

The Yule Lads are 13 mischievous boys, each with a distinct name and description, who cause mayhem in the 13 days leading up ...

Christmas is a Christian holiday that observes the birth of Jesus. But did you know that the earliest followers of Jesus did ...

He does not come only to be worshiped; He comes to change us—to make us wonderful. Jesus: The Wonder Who Came Down Jesus is a wonder because: in Jesus, the Infinite becomes finite, God enters the ...

Christmas is a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus. But did you know the earliest followers of Jesus did not ...