Christmas

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In this photo taken on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, Soviet-era Christmas decorations are on display in the Christmas decorations museum in Klin, about 85 kilometers (53 miles) northwest of Moscow. The production of glass Christmas decorations in the region dates back to the 19th century. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

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In this Dec. 2, 2015 file photo, singer and actress Miley Cyrus attends Netflix's "A Very Murray Christmas" premiere in New York. In the October issue of Elle magazine, out Wednesday, Cyrus said she would would never walk a red carpet again. Her last appearance on the carpet with for the Netflix Christmas special. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) **FILE**

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First lady Nancy Reagan sits on the knee of television personality Mr. T, dressed as Santa Claus, as he joined her for a preview of the White House Christmas decor on Dec. 12, 1983 in Washington, D.C. (Associated Press)

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First Lady Nancy Reagan and Larry Hagman, who plays J.R. Ewing on the television series "Dallas," conduct a press tour of a Christmas decorated White House, Monday, Dec. 9, 1985 in Washington. An enlarged version of the Reagan Christmas card sits at left. (AP Photo/Bob Daugherty)

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Illustration on government antipathy towards Christmas by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Message of Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran on the occasion of Christmas and New Year

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Tim Constantine wishes a very Merry Christmas from The Capital Hill Show.

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A Christmas drawing by Thomas Nast

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Fox News personality Jesse Watters gave Plantation, Florida, Mayor Diane Veltri Bendekovic a surprise visit after learning the city is suing a family for its charitable Christmas lights display that draws thousands of visitors every year.

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First lady Michelle Obama, sitting with Stephen Orzechowski, 5, left, and Bo Obama, right, reads "Twas the Night Before Christmas" to a group of children at the Children’s National Health System in Washington, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. Her appearance continued a first lady tradition that dates back more than 60 years to Bess Truman, who first brought holiday cheer to children not well enough to leave the hospital in time for Christmas. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Merry X-mas Proposal: The family lines up for a Christmas video, complete with T-shirts that spell out "Merry X-Mas." But while the video is recording, everyone rearranges themselves to spell out the real message! (Photo: YouTube/Kerry Langdon Down)

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Smiling group of young people enjoying cocktails at Christmas.

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Montgomery County police have charged a 19-year-old with theft, after he was caught on surveillance video stealing Christmas ornaments from a Brookeville home. (Photo courtesy of Montgomery County Police Department)

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Shaquille O'Neal pulls himself out from under a Christmas tree during a broadcast of "The NBA on TNT," Dec. 25, 2014. (TNT screenshot)

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Revolutionary War reenactors walk along the Delaware River before the 62nd annual reenactment of Washington's daring Christmas 1776 crossing of the river - the trek that turned the tide of the Revolutionary War, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014, in Washington Crossing, Pa. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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Revolutionary War reenactors wait near the Delaware River before the 62nd annual reenactment of Washington's daring Christmas 1776 crossing of the river - the trek that turned the tide of the Revolutionary War, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014, in Washington Crossing, Pa. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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Revolutionary War reenactors drill near the Delaware River as they prepare before the 62nd annual reenactment of Washington's daring Christmas 1776 crossing of the river - the trek that turned the tide of the Revolutionary War, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014, in Washington Crossing, Pa. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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George Washington, played by John Godzieba, second left, walks with troops near the Delaware River during the 62nd annual reenactment of Washington's daring Christmas 1776 crossing of the river - the trek that turned the tide of the Revolutionary War - Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014, in Washington Crossing, Pa. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)