Christmas Eve

Christians from across the state headed to church for Christmas Eve services Friday night.

The holiday scene at the White House has been a little less merry under under COVID-19’s shadow.

The Duchess of Cambridge hit all the right notes after she made an unforgettable appearance during the “Royal Carols: Together at Christmas” broadcast.

The new rite of Christmas appears to be getting a Covid-19 test this year, with the fast-spreading Omicron variant raising concerns across our state. From the New Haven green to metro Hartford, walk up Covid-19 testing sites remained quite busy. Other testing locations, like urgent cares, mostly required appointments and had reduced hours and mostly required appointments. The line at…

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are bringing Christmas Eve cheer to hospitalized children who aren’t well enough to go home for the holidays

On a snowy Christmas Eve morning the roads were rough. “On our way here it was pretty slippery and slide we saw a few cars swivel out a little bit” says Julia Gargow.  And quite complex. With the snow coming down since overnight – when people woke up this morning the big message –  take it easy.  Ares Martinez from...

Whether doing some last-minute shopping or grabbing food to prepare for holiday parties, you may need to run out to the stores this Christmas Eve.

She died on Christmas Eve after battling cancer since September.

Like a kid on Christmas or in this case, Christmas Eve, holiday cheer was easy to spot Thursday night even after such a tough year.

“CHRISTMAS!,” shouted 5-year-old Angelique into our NBC CT microphone. Like a kid on Christmas or in this case, Christmas Eve, holiday cheer was easy to spot Thursday night even after such a tough year. “It’s been a hard year for everyone, but we’ve been fine’” said Angelique’s mother Angela Marrera, of Queens, NY. “Thank God. No sickness, nothing,” After...

You’re not going to stop Jerry Zielinski of Glastonbury from coming to Christmas Eve Mass in person. Even in a pandemic. “I just feel very protected.  God is watching over me and I would rather be here than in a mall,” Zielinski said at St. Paul’s Church, part of the Saints’ Isadore and Maria Parish in Glastonbury. Christmas Eve...

Despite warnings from health officials, millions of people across the country are traveling for Christmas this year. “I think I’m going to be safe because I’m taking all the precautions and I got tested before I left just to make sure I didn’t have anything,” said Mary Benson of West Haven. Many are using COVID tests to protect themselves...

Health officials are urging people to use caution this holiday, by staying home.

Churches are adjusting their Christmas Eve & Christmas mass this year amid coronavirus concerns.

Depending on which country they’re from, the kids may ask about Father Christmas, Papa Noel, Saint Nick or Santa Claus. But they all want to know one thing: where in the world the jolly old man and his sleigh full of gifts are on Christmas Eve.

The holiday season is fast approaching, and toys are already flying off the shelves. The toy industry is poised for growth this year as it faces weak comparisons with last year’s holiday season, which was the first without Toys R Us. The closing of the toy retailer hurt sales last year, because parents stocked up on toys at liquidation sales...

You can help children and families in need at a 2019 WTIC 1080 Holiday Store, December 6 – 24.

Santa’s Flight Academy is open through December 24th.

You can visit Santa in Center Court though Christmas Eve.

According to an affidaivit, 30-year-old Saf Ahmad was arrested after firing an AK-47 during an altercation with an angry customer at the Kwick Pick convenience store in Lauderhill. His lawyer says it was self defense.