Baby's first Christmas! Santa stops by NICU at Memorial Hermann

Santa Claus stopped by to make Christmas even more memorable for the tiniest infants and their families in the NICU at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital.

Letters to Santa now available online at USPS Operation Santa

A digital bank of letters allows good Samaritans to read letters online and adopt a wish from a letter author.

Residents brave rain in Santa Rosa for fresh Christmas trees

The rebuild neighborhoods are strung with straw barriers to help absorb runoff and guide it away from the home sites. 

Rain puts a damper on Santa Clara tree lighting ceremony

Organizers say they have been watching the skies to ensure mother nature would cooperate with theiir holiday event.

Boy waiting for heart transplant asking for Christmas cards

A young boy waiting for a new heart will have to spend another holiday in the hospital, so he is asking for Christmas cards to make his room a little more cheerful.

Thousands flock to the town that keeps Christmas spirit year-round

The annual pilgrimage to the small town with the big name in Central Florida is underway as people stop by to get their Christmas Cards post marked in...Christmas!

Christmas tree shortage pushes prices higher

Shopping for the perfect Christmas tree this year may come with some sticker shock.

Guardsmen Christmas tree lot opens in San Francisco

It’s a tradition that dates back decades and it’s said to be the largest indoor Christmas tree lot in Northern California with 6,000 trees brought in from Oregon and Washington.

Piedmont Boy Scout Christmas tree lot returns for 50th year

The lot -- which will have over 1,500 Noble and Douglas fir and Silvertip trees, as well as garlands and wreaths - is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, and 4 to 7:30 p.m. weekdays through Dec. 22.

Get outside! East Bay park district waives fees on Green Friday

That means fees will be waived for parking, dogs, horses and boat launching and fishing, including entrance to the Ardenwood Historic Farm in Fremont.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Why our brains love good deals

Black Friday is predicted to lure 36 percent of American consumers into making purchases this year, and it turns out those door-buster deals are playing into the way our brains are wired.