As you wrap presents, bake Christmas cookies, and decorate the tree, take a moment to remember the true origin of Christmas.

It is blessed each year on Christmas eve or Christmas day ... all join in prayers of intercession and in the Lord's Prayer. Then the leader invites: Pray now for God's blessing as we look on ...

After a time of silence, all join in prayers of intercession ... May your blessing be upon all who gather around this tree, all who keep the Christmas festival by its lights.

As it turns out, Keillor’s disposition is ideally suited for a Christmas show—not the big, brassy sort, but one as tender and mild as the holy infant. The week after Thanksgiving, Keillor ...