Christmas 2014

Don't feel like grabbing the box of tissues this year to watch 'It's a Wonderful Life'? Want to lighten it up this season when you sit down with the family to watch a Christmas movie?  Well then we have the ultimate list of fun Christmas movies for you!

NEW YORK (AP) -- If it's a white Christmas you're after, you'd better follow this familiar advice: Go West.

LONDON (AP) -- Queen Elizabeth II will use her traditional Christmas broadcast to call for international reconciliation and to praise medical workers fighting Ebola in Africa.

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican's official English-language translation of Pope Francis' prepared homily, to be delivered in Italian, during Christmas Eve Mass on Wednesday in St. Peter's Basilica. Spelling and style are the Vatican's.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) -- Several thousand Christian pilgrims on Wednesday flocked to the biblical town of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations at the traditional birthplace of Jesus, lifting spirits after a year of conflict and failed peace efforts.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Santa's sleigh isn't the only thing flying this holiday season.

NEW YORK (AP) -- This holiday season, it's almost as simple to shop on the other side of the world as it is to buy from a store down the block.

RUDOLPH, Wis. (AP) -- Thousands of Christmas cards are pouring into a small Wisconsin village that shares its name with the most famous reindeer.

The global Santacon Convention returns to Asbury Park for a third year on Dec. 13. Countless merry-makers dressed as Saint Nicholas will gather at noon at the Asbury Park Train Station to spread holiday cheer.

NEW YORK (AP) -- After a busy holiday weekend in shopping malls, millions of Americans are expected to log on and keep shopping on the day dubbed Cyber Monday.