Holidays

As the holiday season rolls around, one of the most debated parenting topics resurfaces: Should parents tell their kids that Santa isn’t real? Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore, a clinical psychologist and creator of the “Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic” podcast, sheds light on this hot topic in an interview with NBC.

NBC10’s Matt DeLucia finds out how the sights and sounds of the season come alive with the Lights Up Holiday Weekends in West Chester and Christmas parade this weekend.

NBC10’s Brenna Weick shows off holiday trees from Wawa, the Philadelphia Eagles, the Philadelphia Zoo and more in LOVE Park. Detra Boyd tells Brenna about the Candy-themed tree she designed. The Christmas Village event helps benefit the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

A fourth grader from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, is hoping to donate hundreds of pajama sets to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children to give back after recovering from severe burns.

A fourth grader from Montgomery County is hoping to donate 500 pairs of pajamas to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children after surviving third-degree burns when he was 4 years old. NBC10’s Deanna Durante has his story and how you can help. 

The annual holiday tree lighting ceremony will take place on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Independence Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest!

NBC10’s Brenna Weick and Keith Jones take a bite of a special holiday brownie that Crumbl Cookies teamed up with “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon to make. 

Keith Jones and Matt DeLucia have the same favorite Christmas movie, while Bill Henley likes a movie adults can watch without the kiddos.

Ahead of Mariah Carey — the so-called “Queen of Christmas” — taking the Wells Fargo Center stage, NBC10’s Katy Zachry gets the scoop on all the holiday fun to be had at the South Philadelphia arena for concertgoers, Flyers faithful and Sixers and Wings fans. “Gritty Claus” and the head chef even pay a visit to show off some tasty...

Spotify users are anxiously awaiting their annual “Wrapped” recap — an annual, personalized recap of their listening habits for 2024.

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USPS, UPS and FedEx say to mail your holiday gifts, cards and packages by these dates to ensure they arrive in time.

The 2024 White House holiday decorations include 83 Christmas trees and more than 28,000 ornaments.

Even though e-commerce is now part and parcel of many people’s regular routines and the holiday shopping season, Cyber Monday — a term coined in 2005 by the National Retail Federation — has become the biggest online shopping day of the year, thanks to the deals and the hype the industry has created to fuel it.

NBC10 morning show personalities Keith Jones and Brenna Weick look back at lighting the Phillies tree outside Citizens Bank Park over the weekend. “Phanta Claus” joined in on the fun.

The biggest holiday shopping weekend of the year continues as many participate in Small Business Saturday. NBC10’s Brian Sheehan has more from Atlantic County. 

While retailers hope to go big this holiday season, customers may notice that the catalogs arriving in their mailboxes are smaller. Many of the millions of catalogs getting sent to U.S. homes were scaled down to save on postage and paper. Some gift purveyors are sending out postcards. In a sign of the times, the American Catalog Mailers Association rebranded...

The week-long holiday was created by activist and author Maulana Ron Karenga in 1966.

Hundreds of people showed up in Camden County as Haddonfield lit their holiday tree on Friday. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville reports on the things to do to get into the spirit of the season. 

Whether it’s through gift cards or bogus delivery text messages, scammers are working to try and defraud consumers during this holiday shopping season. NBC10 Responds reporter Valeria Aponte Feliciano has some advice to make sure you don’t fall victim.