What if your faith doesn’t include Christmas as a celebration? Naomi Shulman ponders a blue-and-white Christmas in this touching essay.
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New England
5 Best Places to See Mrs. Claus in New England
Meet the multitasking woman who keeps Christmas on track in our list of 5 best places to see Mrs. Claus in New England.
A walk and talk with Steve Moffatt, Christmas tree grower.
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5 Classic Yankee Christmas Stories
New England is a special place to be during the Christmas season. Here are 5 favorite Christmas classics from the Yankee archives.
Being the town Santa is not all ho-ho-ho and Merry Christmas. A report from the Yankee archives explains the other side of the beard.
In the little Maine town of Rangeley, halfway to the North Pole, what started out as a tourist attraction has turned into a celebration of generosity. The story of Rangeley’s Giving Tree from Suki Casanave.
I was 7, and I was a Sugarplum Fairy. Standing backstage in my sequined blue tutu, I was awestruck — not by the spotlights, but by the hundreds of tiny colored bulbs on the enormous Christmas tree at the center of the stage. A teacher whispered frantically behind me: I was missing my cue. I […]
In New Sweden, Maine, one of the last outposts of traditional Swedish culture, the darkest season begins with a celebration of light. Jim Collins tells the story of New Sweden as it celebrates St. Lucia’s Day.
A nostalgic remembrance of New England Christmases past from the Yankee archives by editor-in-chief Judson D. Hale.
As Christmas approaches, Santa Claus will be popping up in some jolly interesting places. Here are 5 favorite spots that aren’t the mall.
Living
Dear Yankee | December 2017
I want to commend the subtle way in which your editing has broadcast the message that the faces of New England cross religious and racial lines; that this part of the country is more inclusive than one associates with its origins. In the November/December issue, there was the Christmas tree story that noted customers were […]
New England
This Issue | What’s Old Is New Again
It’s about a three-second walk from my office to the room where we keep the Yankee archives. Whoo, that place can be a time-suck. Many a time I’ve ventured into the room to look up an old article only to emerge, half an hour later, with a new appreciation for bean hole suppers, Stephen King’s […]