Hundreds of new Christmas songs are released every year, but each time December rolls around, the same small handful of classics races to the top of the charts. Will anything new ever break through?

Acclaimed Italian tenor Pasquale Esposito will wrap up his holiday concert season back in the Bay Area with two performances in San Jose. The Sunday, Dec. 14, evening show at the Hammer Theatre will ...

Pope Leo XIV gives his blessing to students, staff and parents at the Pontifical Paul VI School in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, ...

Pope Leo XIV poses for a photo with students at the Pontifical Paul VI School in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, after he attended their Christmas concert in the school gym Dec. 16, 2025. Credit: CNS ...