Christmas

The planners at Hogle-Ireland have developed a handy set of Holiday Design Guidelines, including Minimum Chimney Access Requirements and Sleigh Parking and Access Standards.

Leon Neyfakh of The Boston Globe examines the unexpectedly cohesive political roots of the controversial civic symbol.

Robert David Sullivan writes that the Main Street America department store is a holiday tradition, a grand public crossroads for celebrating the season.

Downtown Elizabethtown, North Carolina is in the middle of a huge redevelopment project, and customers were avoiding the mess causing a blue Christmas for shopowners. City Hall stepped in and put a hold on revitalization, and Santa is back in town.

For 21 years this urban St. Nick has been delighting visitors to the South Street Seaport in New York.

Around the country, cities have been forced to scrimp by cutting back on holiday-themed light displays.

Lionel is offering its first ever model subway set, recreating the New York subway system complete with station announcements and subway sounds.

Cities facing budget cuts are cutting back on Christmas decorations and events. Has the Grinch stolen Christmas?