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(Adeste Fideles) English words by Frederick Oakeley, Latin words attributed to John Francis Wade, music by John Reading John Francis

Traditional The Christmas song telling the story of “The First Noël” (“Noël” is the French word for Christmas and stems

(The Wassail Song) Traditional “Here We Come A-Caroling” is an old English wassail song, or song to wish good health,

Every family has a pile of marginal photographs that have never made it into the photo album. Recycle them with...

These easy-to-make toys are terrific gifts for younger siblings.

This recipe makes enough for at least two gifts-plus some to keep for yourself.

Start downloading some great tunes from the albums writer Sarah Liss recommends adding to your mp3 player this month.

The Twelve Days of Christmas Traditional In the Middle Ages, religious holidays were practically the only holidays, so lord and

Deck the Halls Old Welsh Air Although most of us now live in rooms rather than vast, vaulted halls, we

The gifts that keep on giving!

Here's a great selection of PRACTICAL, MUST-HAVE items that no household should be without.

Most people seem to know about the First Emperor's army of thousands of Terra Cotta Warriors but what about an...

Readersdigest.ca takes a look back at Steve Jobs, and his contribution to our digital world.

A staple of 80s Canadian pop-culture, Fred Penner is making a comeback.  Brush up by taking a look at some...

Generic drugs are considered "just as good" as their more expensive brand-name counterparts-but, as one writer experienced, in certain circumstances...

Good tales come in small packages, as these snippets prove. Feeling inspired? Write your own short short story and share...

Kick it old-school with this video roundup of Mike Tompkins' greatest hits.

Can Canada handle a Gulf-style oil disaster?

Who says one person can't make a difference? Find out what five individuals did when they were each given $100...

Watch videos of Sawyer discussing science, the writing life and more.

For this former NHL heavyweight, it's the battles off the ice that count

Check out these wildly popular humour videos from around the world

Which institutions take complaints seriously? Which have zero-tolerance policies? Reader's Digest looks at schools of higher learning across the land....

We see them everyday on television or in the movies, read about them on the internet, hear about them on...

Our 2010 Trust survey revealed more than just the most trusted public figures. The results showed how trust is influenced...

More Canadian youths are trading in their golfing video game for playing the real thing. Besides getting some exercise, golf...

A one-question online poll was placed on high-traffic websites in 17 countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Malaysia,...

Millions of people around the world will roll out the Red Carpet and welcome the Academy Awards into their homes....

The Oscars have been around for over 80 years, and have had many memorable moments in its' history. Here are...

Impress your movie buff buddies by sharing these numerical fun facts about the Oscars that they may not know.