Christmas

Jennifer Jordan from Bloomington showed off part of her massive aluminum Christmas tree collection at the "Jane Lynch - A Swingin' Little Christmas" show on Dec. 12 at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts.

What Kyle and Shannon Merkle call Santa’s Village has, in just a few years, become one of LeRoy's most magical holiday traditions.

The production's first national tour stops for two shows in Bloomington on Saturday. Actor Ken Orman, who plays Scrooge, said the story is more relatable than ever.

Santa's elves forged a partnership with Normal Parks and Recreation to schedule calls from Santa on Dec. 8 and 10.

Every year starting in late October, the red Toys for Tots boxes start appearing in nearby businesses, institutions and restaurants in Bloomington-Normal. The 110 drop boxes remain fairly vacant until the holiday shopping season.

There are ample opportunities to get merry and bright in and around Bloomington-Normal next month. Here is our list of more than 40 options.

Human beings have marked the turning of the year with many different traditions over thousands of years. Some practices have fallen out of favor. Today, American society celebrates on New Year’s Eve, and not New Year's Day, though this was not always the case.

Christmas in America wasn't always the huge festive cultural movement we know today. The Puritans made the celebration of Christmas illegal. They thought such demonstrations were sacrilegious.

There are a lot of Santa look-alikes out there. But he wanted Bloomington-Normal to meet the real deal.

Following a restoration, the historic 14-foot Livingston Santas will be displayed in Bloomington and Normal after being in storage for nearly 30 years.