As the first event for Harvard Square’s seventh annual Winter Carnival, Boston’s Celtic Music Fest (passim.org/bcmfest) gets things off on the right foot with a lively lineup celebrating the

Heartwarming holiday tales don’t often begin with tragic explosions, but in the instance of how the official City of Boston Christmas tree came to us from Nova Scotia, that is exactly the case.The s

Take a break from your holiday shopping and enjoy a quick bite at these new and old favorites to satisfy your mid-day cravings.Bonapita (49 Franklin St., 857-350-4606, bonapita.com, pictured): A relat

 Walk in the footsteps of history as the Old South Meeting House (refer to listing, page 49) and the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum (refer to listing, page 44) celebrate the 241st anniversar

 There’s more to the Freedom Trail Foundation’s Freedom Trail Players (refer to listing, page 46) than telling tales of Boston’s famed Colonial era-sites. During the yuletide season, visito

 Celebrate the Festival of Lights this year at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (refer to listing, page 19) as the venerable Fenway institution hosts several events and activities related to the e

 Looking for a gift this holiday season to show everyone from your quirky aunt to your work BFF that you’re thinking of them? Find fun gifts for all the folks in your life at the SoWa Holiday M

 Who said Elf on the Shelf was strictly for kids? Grown-ups can get in on the action, too, with the Newbury Street League’s own Elf Challenge, taking place up and down the renowned retail distr