Christmas

They don’t call Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, “Christmas City” without reason. A new report from a vacation properties rental company says it tops the list of American cites that turn into a European-style Christmas experience.

The most wonderful time of the year is just around the corner, here’s your guide to getting a meeting with Santa Claus and his elves this 2024 Christmas season. Some malls welcome Santa in early November.

NBC10’s Neil Fischer is hanging out with an apologetic Santa Claus (who failed to get Neil a dirt bike as a kid) as he gets a preview of all that Philadelphia’s Manayunk neighborhood has to offer this holiday season. Neil then gets to experience some “snow.”

Donna Bitner of New Mexico loves spoiling her children with Christmas gifts — particularly trash bags, toilet paper and towels.

Hammonton Independent Volunteer Fire Company No. 2, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, is partnering with the North Pole Fire Department to ensure that children’s letters make it to Santa ahead of Christmas.

It isn’t even Halloween yet, but a stalwart of the Philadelphia holiday season could already be getting you into the Christmas spirit. The 2024 edition of Christmas Village in Philadelphia will feature some new options to go with the traditional gift shops set up in wooden stalls.

Organizers announced that Philadelphia’s Christmas Village will return to Center City in time for Thanksgiving.

It’s tiiimmme! Mariah Carey, the so-called “Queen of Christmas,” is coming back to the City of Brotherly Love this winter to spread holiday cheer with her annual Christmas concert.

Christmas is still a while out but there are some who celebrate it in July and use it as an opportunity to raise money and awareness for local organizations that need help all year long. NBC10’s Deanna Durante was in Montgomery County where they held a Christmas in July pajama party fundraiser for Mom’s House in Phoenixville.

Santa Kevin Chesney takes a detour to NBC10’s studio ahead of a Christmas in July trip to Wildwood, New Jersey. In the meantime, NBC10’s Brenna Weick samples how Philadelphia’s Morgan’s Pier is celebrating the summer Christmas fun.

Christmas in July is back and better than ever this year with many local events that will get you in the holiday spirit, check out our guide for more.

NBC10’s Brenna Weick heads over to the Philly Goat Project to see how Christmas trees are helping fuel the group’s mission to better people’s lives. Your old tree can help them out.

To fund their mission, Philly Goat Project is hosting three Christmas TreeCycling events.

Epiphany, also known as the Three Kings Day or Theophany, is a Christian feast celebrated on Jan. 6, which commemorates the visit of the Magi to Jesus Christ.

While ornaments and decorations get packed away for the season, lastly comes the Christmas tree disposal. City officials say people can leave trees curbside for the trash collectors or bring trees to drop off sites or community collection events. Check out the full list of how to best dispose of your tree.

Ready to get rid of your Christmas tree? Here are ways you can recycle, repurpose or dispose of it in Philadelphia.

Before the kickoff at the Eagles game on Christmas Day, Robert Moore Jr. proposed to his longtime girlfriend of 17 years. With a ‘yes’ to the proposal combined with an Eagles win, it surely was a Christmas to remember.

Hundreds will gather on both sides of the Delaware River to watch an annual Christmas Day reenactment of George Washington’s 1776 crossing.

Heading out to grandma’s, going to the Eagles game or just need to pick up a last-minute item for your holiday meal? Meteorologist Marvin Gomez has your Christmas Monday First Alert Weather forecast.