A wedding is supposed to be a moment of joy and hope filled with laughter and dreams. But for a Middleborough soldier who grew up in Walpole and his bride, Oct. 2 was a bittersweet day of tears. [read more]

Carpe Diem Inc. productions will present "A Dickens of a Christmas," an interactive dinner-theater musical looking at how the famous "A Christmas Carol" was written. The show, which features a gourmet three-course meal, live musicians and a story filled... [read more]

Wentworth By the Sea Hotel and Spa joins in the "Vintage Christmas" festivities, starting with a free celebration the first night the strings of white lights are turned on to outline the whole Victorian wedding cake of a building. Wentworth's... [read more]

The 4th Annual Old Fashioned Christmas Tea will take place at the First Presbyterian Church on Saturday, Dec. 6. The doors will open at 1 p.m. and tea will be served at 1:30 p.m. [read more]

How much would the twelve days of Christmas cost in 2008? We've got the answer in today's Randamity. Plus, gay penguins are stealing all of the straight babies, Yahoo releases their top 10 searches of 2008, and Heidi and Spencer's wedding is totally fake. [read more]

Up Special from Jeffrey Ross, Mike Birbiglia and Gary Gulman as Well Christmas Specials from Jeff Dunham and Stephen Colbert [read more]

"Jingle Bells" rang out over Manger Square yesterday as Bethlehem opened a Christmas market that the Palestinian city hopes will help cap a boom year for tourism with a profitable festive season. [read more]

Bette Davis was married at the Mission Inn, as was Richard Nixon. Ronald and Nancy Reagan spent their wedding night here, and the list of famous people who've stayed here over the years includes Humphrey Bogart and Harry Houdini. [read more]

St. Nikolaus Socks by Olive Aardvark are available at the Koffee Kat, 130 Margaret St., Plattsburgh. Cost is $22 each or $40 for two. PLATTSBURGH — Olive Aardvark's St. Nikolaus Socks are a cool option to the standard mass-produced decorative Christmas stockings. [read more]

LEARN POLITENESS from the impo lite," goes the Egyptian proverb. WHAT A week was the last week that boasted the name "November." I needed a rest cure before it ended. One of the nicest things was Tiffany's annual Christmas lunch in the famous... [read more]