Tag: Christmas
Birmingham’s Holiday Block Party Lights Up Downtown (PHOTOS)
Photographs by Marika N. Johnson
For The Birmingham Times
Hundreds came out to the City of Birmingham’s tree lighting and holiday block party on Sunday, Dec....
Birmingham Plans ‘Safe Sleep’ Program with 100 Micro-Shelters
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday will consider a shelter program that will provide 100 sleeping units for those who...
How Long Will Bitter-Cold Temps Continue to Freeze Birmingham (AL)?
Alabama Newscenter
Temperatures across north Alabama were between 4- and 14-degrees Friday morning as the Arctic Front arrived, with wind chills as low as minus...
50 Facts About Christmas You May Not Know
Compiled by the Birmingham Times Staff
Alabama was the first state to recognize Christmas as an official holiday, and the tradition began in 1836.
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“Silent Night”...
10 of the Most Soulful Christmas Songs Ever
By ShaRhonda Knott Dawson
To make sure the list was truly Christmas, I eliminated all songs that didn’t mention Santa, Reindeer, or Jesus. (Thus, no...
Best of Birmingham-Area’s Christmas Lights And Displays 2022 (Photos)
Times Staff
Over the past month Birmingham freelance photographers Solomon Crenshaw Jr. and Joe Songer crisscrossed the Birmingham metro to shoot the sparkling sights of...
‘Christmas is the Day That Holds All Time Together
The Times Staff
Actresses, businesswomen, authors, playwrights, song writers and many others share their thoughts below on the traditions and lasting memories of the year’s...
“Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn’t come from a store.”
-Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel, children's author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, screenwriter, and filmmaker
11 Best Black Holiday Films Ever — And Ranked
BY KELLEY L. CARTER@KELLEYLCARTER
The Undefeated
After Big Mama and Big Daddy clear the table of fried turkey, mac ’n’ cheese, collards, potato salad and more —...
How to Create an Affordable and Fun Family Christmas Tradition Online
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
For The Birmingham Times
Looking for a few cool Christmas celebration ideas that are affordable and fun?
Or have you been thinking about adding...