In Christmas Comes But Once A Year, a cartoon short released in 1936, a group of young orphans awake on Christmas morning. Irrepressibly, they sing and dance past a very sad tree, heading straight for a row of stockings …
Tag Archives: Christmas
On the Eve

Two and a half billion Christians around the world will soon celebrate the birth of the man they call their Savior, and many of them will do so this Friday, Christmas Eve. New Haven’s churches are a microcosm of that …
Star Treatment

A photo essay. To view all 25 photos (and at a better quality), check out the email edition of this story.
Softly, amid distant stars, and boldly, amid giant books, is…
Ghosts of Christmas Past

The day before Christmas in New Haven is a good day to ponder how New Haven Christmases were before. …
This Week in New Haven (December 21 – 27)

Like the trees in many of our homes, a precious and beautiful “star” tops this Christmas week. …
Exterior Decorating

Decorating houses for the holidays is one tradition that hasn’t changed this pandemic season. …