TASS has prepared this factbox with background information on the history of Russia’s traditional New Year’s celebration ...

The New Year has been the most important family holiday in Russia since the Soviet era, when authorities promoted it as a ...

There are approximately 9,073,878 children aged 5-9 in Russia who may still believe in Father Frost ... minutes—or about 86.3 years—to greet all the children, light up the Christmas tree, and listen ...

The song known in English as The Carol of the Bells is widely recognized as a Christmas melody. But in the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, residents know it as Shchedryk, a work by a local composer. The ...

The tradition of putting up an evergreen tree, or "yolka," to celebrate New Year's dates to the beginning of the former Soviet Union.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday that the United States will send nearly $2.5 billion more in weapons to ...

Dressed in handmade costumes signifying angels, devils, shepherds and kings and singing Christmas carols, groups of volunteer performers spread across Ukraine over the festive season to bring traditio ...

Russian missile defense systems were depicted shooting down Santa as he flew through the sky on a sleigh in a new viral short ...

Foula in Shetland, Britain's remotest permanently inhabited island, marks Christmas and New Year according to an ancient ...

Nolen, a longtime Bedford resident, started NH4Ukraine shortly after the country was invaded by Russia. It's an all-volunteer ...

Recap the NORAD Santa tracker 2024 as Father Christmas embarks on his traditional whistlestop tour to deliver presents to children across the globe.

Finland has staked a claim as the official home of Santa Claus, drawing international tourists to a holiday village in the ...