holidays

President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, brought some holiday cheer to patients and families at a children’s hospital in Washington.

The holidays always bring a bevy of beverages for seasonal sipping. In recent years, we’ve tried the Gingerbread Martini, the Rudolph, and the Snowglobe. This year, apparently, we’re making hot Dr Pepper.

No one needs us to remind you about the obvious holiday movies playing on repeat on cable, but perhaps you are looking to go beyond the obvious this year.

With a bit of strategizing, you can minimize the hassle of the holidays and maximize the fun.

California Live’s Amber Pfister visits “Los Feliz Flea Market at Vintage Land” to check out its three days of incredible holiday shopping! With more than two hundred sellers, music, food, and drinks… it’s holiday fun for the entire family!

Transportation leaders expect a record number of travelers this holiday — up 3.5% from last year.

Who, when and where to watch. Here’s everything you need to know about the NFL slate on Christmas Day.

You can spend a day in the life of Kevin McCallister while experiencing the Plaza Hotel’s “Home Alone: Fun in New York” package.

Workers at four Amazon warehouses in Southern California are on strike less than a week before Christmas.

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis gets the ultimate holiday gift haul from lifestyle expert, Elycia Rubin. Discover one-of-a-kind gifts for the food-lover, the great guys in your life, plus terrific ways to treat yourself and more!

California Live correspondent Vicki Johnson visits Genghis Cohen in West Hollywood ahead of their Christmas service, dubbed as their own personal ‘Super Bowl’. See how the team prepares for the annual festivities, plus learn how many dumplings they plan on cranking out!

Teachers are calling this common holiday gift “the last thing we need.”

The potato pancake is an Ashkenazi Jewish food traditionally prepared for Hanukkah.

The roughly 30 full- and part-time workers at Cakes Body, an online retailer, will be offline from Dec. 15 to Jan. 15 while receiving their normal pay.

Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday lasts for eight nights. But many people might not know the rich history and traditions that go along with the annual observance known as the “Festival of Lights.”

The holiday originated in the United Kingdom and is now also celebrated in some other Commonwealth countries including Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

Lifestyle expert Josh McBride brings stocking stuffer ideas to California Live. He’s got something for everyone on your Christmas list!

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis learns about some alternate blends to gift to the wine lover in your life this holiday season. Wine and travel expert, Daniela Garrido, uncovers these hidden wine gems.

California Live’s Jobeth Devera is learning how to design festive holiday cupcakes from San Francisco cake designer and instructor Youngsuk Sim. Sim is a former fashion designer from Seoul, who discovered her passion for decorating cakes with realistic buttercream flowers by stumbling upon a YouTube video. After honing her skills through apprenticeship and practice in Seoul, Korea, she now creates...

California Live correspondent Amber Pfister visits Solvang in California’s Santa Ynez Valley to revel in holiday cheer during the village’s ultra-festive Julefest celebrations. Travel expert Elycia Rubin shows Amber around the twinkle-filled town that transforms into a magical winter wonderland for an entire month of seasonal programming.

One 4-year-old girl made the most of her school’s Christmas performance this holiday season.