Yes, Virginia….

“Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.”

“Just imagine our great surprise to find Daisy — a real, live, brown and white pony tied to the living room door knob!”

Oh, Christmas Trees! Learn about this history of this festive tradition from a UVM Extension Master Gardener.

Come enjoy a wonderful afternoon of joyous music-making, a holiday tradition since 1984, during Middlebury’s annual Messiah Sing on Dec. 21.

Get in the holiday mood with Brandon Festival Singers’ 43rd annual Christmas Concert on Dec. 14.

Give your Holiday/Christmas spirit a boost on Dec. 14 at the Hinesburg Artist Series annual concert.

Move over, sleighs – Vergennes is ringing in the holiday season with its first-ever Holiday Roll Tractor Parade.

The holidays are always a time for families and friends to gather and share memories, laughs and perhaps most importantly, food.

Winter holiday traditions strengthen our connections to each other and with our community.

Discover the handmade magic and wonder of the holiday season at Brandon Artists Guild.

Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except what they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds.

Seasonal lights lit the way to the front door of the Sarah Partridge Community House on Friday evening, Dec. 13, where the East Middlebury Historical Society hosted local residents for a community carol sing.

Letters to Santa are flowing in like snow. More than 100 have reached the Addison Independent so far. Here is just a sampling of what children had to say to Santa.

The Starksboro Village Meeting House will hold its special Christmas Candlelight service on Friday, Dec. 22, at 6:30 p.m. The program of lessons and carols will be led by Michael Blakeslee. Area residents will read the lessons. All are welcome.

Every year I take a photo of our decorated Christmas tree. I’m convinced the image will someday spark fond memories of that holiday season. I now have decades’ worth of Christmas tree photos I can’t tell apart.