Opinion: A Ye Olde Holiday Tale For 2019 NPR's Scott Simon has gotten tired of clichéd holiday stories, so he wrote one of his own. Scott Simon
Music Why Are There No New Christmas Songs? Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" is back at the top of the chart a quarter century after it was first released. So why haven't there been any lasting Christmas songs to take its place? Chris Klimek
Food Candy Canals: Architects Craft Gingerbread Replica Of Venice A competition brought hundreds of architects, designers and engineers together to build a mini version of the Italian city out of Snickers, Mars bars, Jellybeans, cereal, gummy bears and more. Sophia Alvarez Boyd
World 'Britain's Most Famous Christmas Tree' Criticized For Looking Sparse, Droopy And Sad Every year, a Norwegian city gives London a Christmas tree in gratitude for British aid during World War II. However, many are not impressed with this year's present. Paolo Zialcita
Politics Girl Still Believes In Santa, Even After Trump Casts Doubt On His Existence The president caused a stir when he asked a 7-year-old caller to the Santa tracker hotline whether she still believed in Saint Nick. Laurel Wamsley
World Love The Holidays? The Philippines Celebrates 4 Months Of Christmas Mania Counting down from September, nine days of Mass, heaps of roast pig, colorful lights and festivities all over the place — the Filipinos know how to make the season bright, and eternal. Julie McCarthy
Food Gingerbread Cred: Bakers Craft Winning Edible Art Down To The Last Detail Tiny working gingerbread clock gears, meticulously hand-painted playing cards, scenes that tell stories — all comes into play at the annual National Gingerbread House Competition in North Carolina. Kristen Hartke
Asia Sorry, Santa: A Chinese City Has Just Banned All Things Christmas No public Christmas displays. No celebrations. No holiday socks or Santa costumes sold by vendors. What's behind this seemingly Grinch-like stance? Yuhan Xu
National He Is Jewish, But Being Santa Is His Calling Rick Rosenthal has been playing the role of Santa for almost seven years. At StoryCorps, he recalls how it all began. Kelly Moffitt Cameron Jenkins
Arts & Life Tear-Jerker British Ad Recreates Elton John's Christmas Past The British department store chain John Lewis & Partners is famous for its heart-wrenching Christmas ads. This year's edition features a very famous musician and a life-altering gift. Camila Domonoske
