The Tony Award-winning musical has San Diego ties. NBC 7’s Ashley Matthews has more.

Police have arrested a man they say stole a trailer filled with toys for needy children just one week before Christmas. According to an arrest report, 50-year-old Oscar Gomezguerra was caught on surveillance video taking the trailer from St. Kevin’s Church located in Southwest Miami-Dade. Just two days after the trailer was stolen, an anonymous caller tipped off police...

Debbie Reynolds had everything prepared to celebrate Christmas 2016 with her family when her daughter, actress Carrie Fisher, suffered a heart attack aboard a flight on Dec. 23, NBC News reports. Fisher died four days later, on Dec. 27. Her mother, Reynolds, passed away the following day from a stroke. Her son, Todd Fisher, blamed heartbreak for his mother’s death. Sue Cameron,...

A strong typhoon that barreled through the central Philippines left at least 28 dead and 12 missing, and forced thousands to flee their homes, devastating Christmas celebrations in the predominantly Roman Catholic country.

Now that holiday gifts have been opened, it’s time to take a moment to say thanks with a handwritten thank you note.

Christmas produces a lot of joy…and garbage. Americans produce 25% more trash between Thanksgiving and Christmas, according to the EPA. Learn what should go into the recycle bin and what might be better suited for the landfill — or swapped out completely.

Traditional Santa Claus figurines, Plush Santa Claus dolls, Santas of different nationalities, miniature Santas and ones that sing and dance — even a Santa Claus doing pushups. You’ll find more than 300 versions of the jolly ol’ fellow in Suarez’s San Diego home at Christmastime. But the tradition serves a special purpose for the Suarez family, who lost their son,…

A Sabre Springs family that has been separated since a Thanksgiving day crash is thankful for what they have this Christmas. NBC 7’s Danica McAdam reports.

Christmas Eve for most families means dreams of the gifts they will get the next morning. But for one Sabre Springs family, who almost lost two of their loved ones on Thanksgiving, the focus is on what they already have. The Gilbert family of Sabre Springs almost lost their only parent and oldest sibling in a devastating car crash on…

Reenactors will take to the Delaware River on Christmas to recreate George Washington and his troops daring 1776 crossing.

Pope Francis assured the faithful on Christmas Eve that God loves everyone — “even the worst of us” — as he celebrated the joyous birth of Christ after a less-than-joyful year of scandals and opposition. With a choir singing the classic Christmas hymn “The First Noel,” Francis processed down the center aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica late Tuesday and unveiled…

A Philadelphia mailman delivered more than just letters and packages when he dressed up as Santa Claus and spread Christmas cheer along his route.

Queen Elizabeth II plans to acknowledge that both Britain and her family have endured a difficult year by saying during her Christmas message that it has been a “bumpy” time.

Ever wonder how astronauts celebrate Christmas in space? Well, the crew onboard the International Space Station shared a video showing how they are enjoying the holiday season.

What do you do when you get something nice, twice? Here’s three simple rules to regifting for the holidays that won’t hurt feelings or wallets.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II attended church near her country estate while her husband of 72 years, Prince Philip, remained in a London hospital Sunday. Palace officials have not provided an update on the 98-year-old prince’s condition following the announcement Friday that he was being admitted to King Edward VII Hospital as a precaution due to a preexisting condition. It...

Notre Dame kept Christmas going even during two world wars — a beacon of hope amid the bloodshed.  Yet, an accidental fire in peacetime finally stopped the cathedral from celebrating Midnight Mass this year, for the first time in over two centuries.  As the lights stay dim in the once-invincible 855-year-old Paris landmark, officials are trying hard to focus...

Kathy Murphy Ayers has a tradition with her grandson Connor, an annual photo with Santa at the Westminster Mall. It’s been a six-year tradition. So has the Santa. “Same Santa every year and his name — Kris as in Kringle,” she said with a laugh. This year she knew the jolly old elf needed help because Connor had made a…

NBC7’s Audra Stafford reports on a Chula Vista Police Department event that is giving back to the community during the holidays.

Marty Mendoza of Belton, Texas, is on a mission to give his son with autism a memorable Christmas. He’s asking the public to send letters and cards for his son, Marty, Jr., to open on Christmas Day.