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Shallow Focus Photography of Cannabis Plant (Pexels)

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Got weed for Christmas in another state? What to know about bringing it back to GA

Christmas is the season of giving, so why not give a gift that keeps on giving. Say you’re given some legal marijuana while traveling for the holidays. Can you take it back home to Georgia with you? 

December 25, 2024
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  • Chelsea Madden
During Christmastime, the turtle sculptures in downtown Savannah's Troup Square are dressed in Santa Claus hats.

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How Savannah became a Christmas present for a famous president — and a cradle for two classic carols

Tag along on a special holiday history walking tour through downtown Savannah.

December 23, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
During St. Augustine by-the-Sea's annual Blue Christmas service, congregants light candles and pray for all the things that aren't right in their own lives and in the world.

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Churches are making room for grief and loss at Christmas

More and more congregations are trying to be sensitive to those who are grieving during the holidays. The move ranges from special services to the inclusion of hymns and prayers that speak to sadness during regular Sunday worship.

December 18, 2024
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  • Jason DeRose
Shaquille O'Neal sits with students at Wesley Lakes Elementary School

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'I just want them to be happy.' Shaq brings big smiles to Georgia kids for the holidays

This holiday season, NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal is spreading holiday cheer in a big way. Through his Shaquille O’Neal Foundation, Shaq brought his 23rd annual Shaq-a-Claus event to Wesley Lakes Elementary School in McDonough, Ga., where 600 kids from pre-kindergarten to fifth grade received toys, coats, bikes and other essentials.

December 17, 2024
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  • Pamela Kirkland
One million lights. synchronized Christmas music. Come see the Macon Christmas Light Extravaganza in Macon, GA. Macon Christmas Light Extravaganza/Facebook

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Macon lights hailed as 'spectacular' display on ABC World News with David Muir. See video

Macon is certainly on the nice list this year, as it made national news for its beautiful downtown Christmas light display.

December 10, 2024
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  • Chelsea Madden
Macon's Christmas Light Extravaganza and Macon Pops Christmas Spectacular opens Nov. 29, 2024 and the light show with music runs through Jan. 5, 2025.

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Longing for the Christmases of childhood? These Georgia holiday events offer comfort and joy

Across the state as communities prepare for tree lighting ceremonies, concerts, art exhibitions, stage shows and more, a theme is emerging: nostalgia.

November 27, 2024
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  • Kristi York Wooten
A person passes a pile of discarded Christmas trees along a sidewalk in New York City on Jan. 14, 2014.

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How to give your Christmas tree new life or kick it to the curb

Christmas has come and gone but your tree is probably still up. Here are some tips to dispose of your tree or give it new life.

December 29, 2023
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  • Diba Mohtasham
A Ukrainian serviceman holds his daughter as they take part in Christmas celebrations in the village of Pyrogove, near Kyiv on Monday.

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Breaking with tradition, Ukrainians celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 this year

In a stark rebuke of Russia, Ukraine joins the West in celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 instead of Jan. 6-7 as it traditionally has done.

December 25, 2023
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  • Joanna Kakissis and
  • Hiba Ahmad
An illuminated cat sculpture in downtown Reykjavik on November 29, 2021. Icelandic folklore tells of a giant cat that eats children who don't wear their new clothes at Christmas time.

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You've heard of Santa, maybe even Krampus, but what about the child-eating Yule Cat?

The Icelandic folk monster, Jólakötturinn, which translates to Yule Cat, stalks the hillsides of towns looking for children to eat. But only those who aren't wearing their new Christmas clothes.

December 23, 2023
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  • Dustin Jones

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Opinion: I have one wish this Christmas

NPR's Scott Simon recounts a recent encounter with a certain robust, white-bearded fellow in a red suit.

December 23, 2023
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  • Scott Simon
A sign greets visitors near Candy Cane Lane's entrance. About 300 homes in the Milwaukee-area neighborhood display decorations to benefit children's cancer research.

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Milwaukee's 'Candy Cane Lane' shines bright through the holidays

For nearly 40 years, residents of a neighborhood in a Milwaukee suburb have gone wild with their Christmas decorations. And it's a long-standing tradition to take a drive through "Candy Cane Lane."

December 23, 2023
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  • Eddie Morales
On Dec. 19, 2023, Jaimie Hatton sends her daughter Tylyanna back to class at Bruce Elementary School in Macon after Tylyanna was one of around 40  students given new bicycles for Christmas by the Middle Georgia chapter of 100 Black Men.

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A school in Macon is rewarding students for good attendance with coveted Christmas gifts: new bikes

In Macon, a local chapter of the nonprofit organization 100 Black Men is helping a school incentivize good attendance by giving away news bicycles on the last day before winter break.

December 20, 2023
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  • Grant Blankenship
A view of the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church's Nativity scene in Bethlehem. This year, it portrays a baby Christ born under rubble and wrapped up in a Palestinian <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/12/06/1216150515/keffiyeh-hamas-palestinians-israel-gaza">keffiyeh</a>.

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There's no Christmas in Bethlehem this year. With war in Gaza, festivities are off

In a city synonymous with the birth of Jesus, Christmas is typically a time when Bethlehem is full of visitors. But with war raging, the city's Christian leaders have canceled public celebrations.

December 16, 2023
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  • Scott Neuman and
  • Kat Lonsdorf
Lighting of Macy’s Great Tree at Lenox Square.

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Macy’s Great Tree Lighting ‘retired’ after 74 years

Another Atlanta holiday tradition is now in the history books as Macy’s at Lenox Square announced it has “retired” the annual Great Tree Lighting. 

December 14, 2023
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  • Collin Kelley
 Fruits de Mer from Petite Violette

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Where to dine out for Christmas and New Year’s in Atlanta

Cooking over the holidays can be a pain. Why not take a look around Atlanta’s great holiday dining scene and save yourself the effort?

December 13, 2023
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