Residents of New York City and surrounding areas woke up to a White Christmas Eve as winter weather brought snow to the Midwest and Northeast. RESTRICTIONS AND USAGE TERMS: Please credit “@SSaeidnia via Spectee”.

Rick Moranis was spotted in New York City with shopping bags in hand on Christmas Eve Tuesday, Dec. 24, in a rare sighting since the actor left Hollywood.

It's Christmas Day and the first night Hanukkah, the first time the two have happened on the same day since 2005.

Thousands of people gathered at St. Patrick's Cathedral on Christmas Day to celebrate the holiday. It is especially surprising that one of the first federal agencies to come under scrutiny from the incoming administration is one that has returned billions of dollars to many of the same consumers who were counting on leaders in Washington to look out for their wallets.

THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL HELD CHRISTMAS MASS DRAWN BY THE MUSIC, THE STAINED GLASS, THE FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS AND THE SPIRIT THAT FILLS THOSE PEWS.

A holiday tradition continued Tuesday night as thousands attended Christmas Eve mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Midtown.

At the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, an early Christmas Eve mass was held hours before the traditional midnight mass so young children and others could attend.