Phoebe Lunny on lead vocals is a powerhouse of harshly melodic shouting. Her voice is delightfully strained and grating, easy to listen to but still does something to ignite a long-dormant fire in ...

Orthodox Christians around the world have been celebrating Christmas by attending church services. While the majority of the Christian world celebrate Christmas Day on 25 December, for many of the ...

For this reason, Three Kings' Day became the Christmas Day on which family and friends exchange gifts. In France, Epiphany is primarily a religious event. In other countries, it is more of a ...

As the rest of the country packs away the decorations after Twelfth Night, the Christmas trees are still standing on a tiny Scottish island where the true festivities are only now getting underway.

A real-life donkey who served as the animation model for the character Donkey in the “Shrek” franchise died on Thursday at the age of 30 at his home in California. Pericles, affectionately ...

The donkey thought to have inspired Eddie Murphy's character in the Shrek films has died aged 30. Miniature donkey Perry died after battling a painful hoof disease called laminitis, according to ...

As everyone is busy chasing resolutions for the new year, Christians in Russia are getting into the Christmas spirit — they are waiting to break their 40-day fast with a giant feast joined by ...