A pandemic Christmas: Churches and borders shut

Curfews, quarantines and even border closings complicated Christmas celebrations Friday for countless people around the globe, but ingenuity, determination and imagination helped keep the day special for many.

Anonymous donor gifts Cy-Fair family $100K on Christmas Eve after fire destroys their home

Two days before Christmas, Catherine Modlies and her 11 children, ranging in age from 2 to 23, lost their Cy-Fair home when a fire started in the garage and spread. The next morning, the anonymous donor reached out to FOX 26's Natalie Hee asking to help facilitate the delivery of a $100,000.

Fourth grader raises over $2,000 to buy Christmas presents for kids in hospital

Christmas can be tough for kids in the hospital, especially this year amid the pandemic. That’s why nine-year-old Nicky Scaravaglione wanted to bring some holiday joy to them.

Flight radar captures pre-Christmas air travel over United States

A Flightradar24 animation shows pre-Christmas air traffic over North America, including the continental United States and parts of Canada and Mexico on the morning of December 23.

Happy ‘howlidays’: Shelter dogs pick out their own toys for Christmas

A video showing shelter dogs choosing their Christmas gifts is the most wholesome content you didn’t know you needed this holiday season.

Tips for recycling wrapping paper this holiday season

Can you recycle all of your holiday wrapping paper, ribbons and bows? Here are some tips to help make your Christmas a little more green.

'It does break my heart a little bit': A bleak Christmas for America's unemployed

Millions of Americans have been jobless since the viral pandemic ripped through the U.S. economy in March, triggering a deep recession and causing widespread unemployment.

Where is Santa Claus? NORAD launches tracking service on Christmas Eve

Thanks to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), kids will be able to find St. Nick’s exact location at any given moment.

Metro Atlanta Motown legend reflects on holiday hits

Louvain Demps is a National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame inductee, and sang on thousands of tracks recorded at Motown Records -- including many of the legendary label's Christmas classics.

Mailbox in Florence, Texas gives kids direct line to North Pole

In the small town of Florence Texas, you’ll find a mailbox with direct service to Santa Claus in the North Pole.

Exotic car club surprises family with special Christmas delivery

Christmas came early for one Buford family. Santa's special helpers made the holidays brighter for a mom and her three young sons.

'I don’t know if this is the smartest idea': Holiday travel surges despite COVID-19 outbreak

Millions of Americans are traveling ahead of Christmas and New Year’s, despite pleas from public health experts that they stay home to avoid fueling the raging coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 320,000 nationwide.

Season's greetings: Cards solicited for COVID-19 patients

Hospitals asked adults, organizations and schoolchildren to either make or buy holiday cards and send them to the institutions for distribution to patients. The goal is for everyone in the hospital to get a card and at least a tiny bit of holiday cheer.

Christmas Day: Here are the restaurants, stores open

While more retailers and restaurants than usual may be shutting their doors this Christmas, shoppers and would-be diners aren't completely out of luck.

Holiday fear, not cheer, as coronavirus pandemic changes Christmas

The patchwork of restrictions being imposed by local and national governments across the world varies widely — but few holiday seasons will look normal this year.