Marty Jean-Louis

It’s easy to fill December with good things. Family gatherings. Holiday traditions. Meals shared around crowded tables. Gifts wrapped with care. Christmas …

We all love the excitement of unwrapping presents on Christmas morning. The shiny paper, the bows, the joy of giving and receiving—it’s …

Every Christmas season, just as the lights go up and the peppermint-flavored everything returns, one thing becomes certain—Mariah Carey’s voice will soon …

Every year around the second week of December, our kitchen starts to smell like cinnamon, sugar, and butter. It’s a signal that …

Not everyone grew up with Christmas traditions. For some, childhood holidays were chaotic, quiet, or even painful. So when you’re building a …

Each December seems to pass a little faster than the last. The calendars fill up, the stores feel busier, and before we …

Not every Christmas looks like a picture-perfect postcard.  Sometimes the tree is smaller than you imagined.  Sometimes the plans don’t go as …

When the air gets crisp, the lights start twinkling, and stores start playing holiday music on repeat, there’s one tradition that many …