'The Night Before Christmas' reading is a tradition in the Woodward household. Brad (left) has been reading the book to his children for over 20 years. Sam (right) was the first to hear the story in ...

Put on Christmas pajamas, whip up some hot chocolate and gather around the Christmas tree glow to read aloud together. Make a December to remember by creating a new tradition of family reading time.

Over the years, my siblings and I stopped leaving carrots out for the reindeer and started sleeping in on Christmas morning. We are all adults, but to my parents, that does not exempt us from the ...