This is the shortest day and longest night of the year ... symbolizing the return of light and warmth. This is why many cultures celebrate the solstice as a time of renewal and hope.

Some of those artists — Lady Gaga, RAYE and Laufey ... Apple Music’s exclusive Carols Covered playlist. Also on Apple’s Carols Covered playlist is a gorgeous cover of “O Holy Night ...

Pancras, Laufey also made a debut appearance on the ... and studied at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston – support her thoroughly Gen Z ripostes.” ...

From another point of view, the term Yalda means “birth,” referring to the birth of Mithra, the ancient Persian symbol of light and truth. Also known as Shab-e Yalda or Shab-e Chelleh, this ancient ...

For Yalda Night, a Persian celebration of the winter solstice, sumptuous snacks and dips are in order. Louisa Shafia is a celebrated authority on Iranian cooking. She's the author of two cookbooks ...

More Americans are reporting drones flying at night in states beyond New Jersey, where thousands of sightings have been reported over the past month. But what are those lights in the dark people ...

The street festival will offer food, drinks, dance performances and live music. It will be open on ... For more details and to book tickets, visit the Light to Night Festival's website.

Meanwhile, glowing below the moon like an orange luminary in the dark of the night is not a star, but one of our planetary neighbors: Mars. Its relatively close proximity to the moon will no doubt ...

Before the film began, a charming “Laufey Trivia” segment showed her music and inspirations ... Now, she was that star, illuminating the night sky with her melodies and serenading the ...

As we look forward to Christmas, let us search for our own silent and holy moments, our own moments of calm and bright. Then we can truly enjoy the real purpose of this magnificent season — to ...

HERMISTON — The music is blasting and the light displays are dancing during the Miracle on Johns Avenue. Since 2017, Craig Dircksen and Lori Smith have provided high-wattage holiday cheer at ...