There are a number of biblical references that undergird the notion of Purgatory, including in the Old Testament. In 2 Maccabees 12:46, it says, "It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray ...

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The Princess of Wales hosted her fifth "Together at Christmas" carol service at Westminster Abbey in London on Dec. 5 Kirsty Hatcher is an Associate Editor on the People.com Morning Team. She has been ...

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There are many film versions of the holiday classic, "A Christmas Carol." The novel, "A Christmas Carol" was written by Charles Dickens, and was released in 1843. The novel depicts how the ...

An actor at the Dickens Museum in London is delivering dramatic performances of the classic holiday tale, just like the writer himself once did for sold-out crowds. An actor at the Dickens Museum in ...

It’s the 25th year of “A Christmas Carol” at Hartford Stage and all is calm, all is bright — even when the calmness is a little unexpected. Michael Wilson, the show’s original adaptor and director ...

John Little reprises his role as Ebenezer Scrooge in the Hanover Theatre's production of "A Christmas Carol." The Hanover Theatre has been mounting "A Christmas Carol" annually for nearly two decades.

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Taylor Momsen breezes into a Manhattan diner like a benevolent banshee, her pale skin and long blonde hair shock against her all-black silhouette. She’s just come from a makeup trial, lids dusted with ...

In a Wall Street Journal article about the stunningly lucrative nature of Christmas music, one executive likened holiday hits like Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” and Wham!’s “Last ...

Chicago is full of holiday traditions. We get an intimate look at the Goodman Theatre’s annual production of “A Christmas Carol.” Chicago celebrates the holidays with all kinds of traditions: the ...