My husband and I spend Christmas and New Year's traveling. We love never knowing where we'll be for the holidays.

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Author Mar Yvette and her husband smiling in front of a display at Mar Aram Galeries with ribbons, sparkles
We try to spend our holidays in different places around the world — this year, we headed to Paris.

Mar Yvette

How Wall Street gets its gifting done

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David Solomon
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon attended the company's holiday market.

Goldman Sachs

The risks of 'ghost vacationing' over the holidays

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People walk on a Florida beach
Beachgoers enjoys the warm weather Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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I'm alone for the holidays for the first time, and I'm thrilled

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The author with her kids and dog in Christmas pajamas.
The author has been the holiday planner for her family in previous years.

Courtesy of Asha Dore

Vintage photos show how people decorated for the holidays over the last 100 years

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A family gathers around the Christmas tree while a young girl opens her present.
A family gathers around the Christmas tree while a young girl opens her present.

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Duolingo gives staff 2 weeks off over the holidays — and the CEO says it pays off

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Luis von Ahn, cofounder of Duolingo, at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 10, 2025.
Duolingo shuts down for two weeks every winter, and its CEO says the cost is worth it for real rest.

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I used to want material things from my family for the holidays. Now that my kids are teenagers, I just want to spend time with them.

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The author with her family going to a holiday dinner. They're all dressed up and smiling.
The author now just wants to spend time with her family for the holidays.

Courtesy of Terri Peters

I didn't realize how strange my Christmas traditions were until I married an American

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Author Ash Jurberg and wife smiling in front of lit-up tree at night
As an Australian, I never realized how weird our Christmas traditions could feel until I married an American and celebrated in the US.

Ash Jurberg

My son is too old for Elf on the Shelf pranks, but I do it every year anyway. I think I have more fun with it than he does.

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The author and her son making Christmas cookies
The author has been doing Elf on the Shelf pranks for her son for years.

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Social media is giving us a glimpse inside some lavish office holiday parties

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SpaceX TikTok and KPMG TikTok
TikTok is taking people inside big corporate holiday parties.

TikTok

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