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This 2018 photo provided by High Point Community Theatre in High Point, N.C., shows a scene from the 2018 production of &quot;Ebenezer Scrooge.&quot; Jim Freeman, shown here, proclaims his detest for the holiday season in the show opener, &quot;Nothing To Do With Me.&quot; For many, community plays are a holiday tradition. (Brad McMillan/High Point Community Theatre via AP)

Don’t be a Scrooge this Christmas

By John & Nisha Whitehead – Special to Higher Ground

FILE - People shop at Mall of America, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, in Bloomington, Minn. Billboard has posted a list of top seasonal hits since 2010, and Mariah Carey's “All I Want for Christmas is You” has been No. 1 for 57 of the 62 weeks it has run, says the chart director. The song is so omnipresent that the Wall Street Journal wrote last year about retail workers driven batty by how many times it comes on in their stores, including one who retreats to the stockroom every time he hears the distinctive opening bells. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File)

Why Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ became so popular — and stayed that way

By David Bauder - Associated Press

A Southwest Airlines plane makes its final approach at Dallas Love Field Airport near a the full moon and downtown Dallas buildings, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. More Americans are expected to fly or drive far from home over Christmas than did last year, putting a cap on a busy year for travel. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Crowds at airports and on highways this holiday season are expected to be even bigger than last year

By David Koenig - Associated Press

This Dec. 10, 2019, photo shows a relocated Nativity scene in Centerville, Iowa. Many residents of the small southern Iowa city have been angered by a decision to move a nativity scene from the courthouse lawn to outside a nearby church. (Kyle Ocker/The Daily Iowegian via AP) ** FILE **

Keeping Christ in Christmas: Christians shouldn’t celebrate the ‘reason for the season’ silently

By Mat Staver – Special to Higher Ground

A Christmas tree stands in front of the west steps of the California Capitol on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Sacramento, Calif. California will not have an in-person tree lighting ceremony this year. Instead, Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife will host a pre-recorded ceremony that will be released Wednesday. Demonstrators calling for a cease-fire in Gaza have protested at the California Capitol and other public places. The Governor's Office said it was concerned about security. (AP Photo/Adam Beam)

Christmas is racist? Canada latest to dig at Christianity

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Shoppers looks at items displayed at the Uniqlo stores in New York on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Retailers are kicking off the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season on Friday with a bevy of discounts and other enticements. (AP Photo/Anne D'Innocenzio) **FILE**

Holiday spending spikes despite sluggish outlays earlier in year: Gallup

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

File photo credit: vedrana2701 via Shutterstock

How to handle disagreements about Christmas in public schools

By Kori Pennypacker – Special to Higher Ground

Snowflakes fall as a couple walks along a street in Providence, R.I., Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. A powerful nor'easter swept up the East Coast on Saturday, threatening to bury parts of 10 states under deep, furiously falling snow accompanied by coastal flooding and high winds that could cut power and leave people shivering in the cold weather expected to follow. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

In a nation of snowflakes, Christmas has become a trigger word

By John & Nisha Whitehead – Special to Higher Ground

The per-gallon prices of the various grades of gasoline are displayed on a pump at a Shell station Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, in Englewood, Colo. A big explanation for the recent decline in gas prices is seasonality — with prices at the pump almost always easing at this time of year. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Forcing Americans to buy energy from our adversaries is unprincipled

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

In this image made from video, the National Christmas Tree hangs from a crane in front of the White House as a crew works to lift it back up after it fell, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, amid high winter winds. (AP Video)

Twelve Days of Biden Christmas: Wishing you a very brandy holiday season

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times

Actors James Tupper, Lori Loughlin and Jesse Hutch star in "A Christmas Blessing," one of 21 original holiday-themed films premiering this year on the Great American Family cable network. (Photo courtesy of Great American Media)

Faith, hometown values fuel rise of Great American Family cable network

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Biden economy illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Biden says the economy’s just fine, but voters know otherwise

By Joseph Curl

Evangelical author Max Lucado hopes a three-day showing of "Because of Bethlehem" in movie theaters will help viewers focus on the meaning of Christmas, that God came to Earth in human form. (Photo by Anthony Sweeton for Educational Media Foundation, used with permission)

Ditch commerce and keep Jesus at center of Christmas, evangelical author Max Lucado says

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

First lady Jill Biden receives the official 2023 White House Christmas Tree at the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. The tree is an 18-and-a-half-foot tall Native True fir from Cline Church Nursery in Fleetwood, N.C.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Jill Biden says White House decor designed for visitors to see the holidays through a child’s eyes

By Darlene Superville - Associated Press

This booking photo provided by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office shows former President Donald Trump on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, after he surrendered and was booked at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. Trump is accused by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis of attempting to subvert the will of Georgia voters in a bid to keep Joe Biden out of the White House. (Fulton County Sheriff’s Office via AP)

Trump mugshot wrapping paper rolled out for Christmas

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

The official White House Christmas Tree, an 18½ foot Fraser fir from Fleetwood, North Carolina, can be seen in the Blue Room. Click on https://www.whitehouse.gov/holidays-2023/ to see the rest of the decorations. (Image: White House)

First lady Jill Biden unveils White House holiday decor with childhood memories theme

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Courtesy photo from Candace Cameron Bure.

Candace Cameron-Bure credits faith, family for journey from ‘Full House’ to Christmas films

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

People pass by a giant Christmas tree displayed to celebrate the upcoming holiday season at a shopping mall in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. Opulent festive decorations are a common sight in the main shopping centre during the Christmas season. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

The Christmas season is upon us: How to prepare your heart

By Dr. Donald Sweeting – Special to Higher Ground

Customers make their way through the parking lot of a Target store Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

‘Pride Nutcracker’: Target reignites boycott calls with Christmas Pride line

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Candace Cameron-Bure arrives at the 2014 Carousel Of Hope Ball on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Ultimate Candace Cameron Bure Christmas movie watch list

By Higher Ground Staff