What’s on TV tonight and this New Year: Judi Dench on Shakespeare, The Hunting Wives, and more

Here We Go BBC One/iPlayer, 8pm The sleeper hit sitcom sees out 2025 with a characteristically charming New Year’s Eve ...
Idaho State Journal

Thousands flock to Bethlehem to revive the Christmas spirit after 2 years of war in Gaza

Thousands of people have flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square on Christmas Eve, after two years of subdued Christmas celebrations because of the war in Gaza. The giant Christmas tree returned, ...

Inside Greek football’s rebirth: from Euro 2004 to the Battle of Thermopylae

An ambitious new plans for reforming football will blend a creative and technical approach with ideas drawn from national ...
Greek Reporter

Christmas and New Year’s Carols From All Over Greece

Greece is steeped in fascinating holiday traditions, with its Christmas carols, or kalanda, being some of the most ...
The New Yorker

The Organists Improvising Soundtracks to Silent Films

During the silent era, thousands of movie-theatre organs raised their quirky, quavery voices, with the Mighty Wurlitzer being ...
Greek City Times

André Rieu Brings Greek Christmas Carols to Global Audience in Maastricht Concert

André Rieu featured traditional Greek Christmas carols, performed by soprano Christina Petrou, at his 2025 Maastricht concert ...
Arizona Daily Star

Tucson Greek Fest is back on Friday, this time downtown

Tucson’s annual celebration of all things Greek is coming back for the first time since the pandemic. But the Tucson Greek Fest isn’t returning to its longtime home and birthplace at St. Demetrios ...
Newsday

Popular Greek singer-songwriter Dionysis Savvopoulos has died at 80

ATHENS, Greece — Popular Greek singer-songwriter Dionysis Savvopoulos, known for his allegorical and deeply poetic lyrics that commented on Greek politics, identity and society, has died. He was 80. A ...