Deck the Halls and Pass the Ham: Texas Monthly’s Christmas Menu
In need of another side option or a festive cocktail (or two)? Our Christmas menu is packed with sweet and savory holiday comfort.
In need of another side option or a festive cocktail (or two)? Our Christmas menu is packed with sweet and savory holiday comfort.
Once the holiday is over, what will you do with all that smoked meat and how will you cook with as little effort as possible next week? Come with us, and we’ll show you three smart and easy recipes.
Joel R. Poinsett, the first American minister to Mexico, was supposed to help the U.S. buy Texas. He meddled in local politics instead.
Christmastime in Texas has inspired countless songs, but when it comes to classic holiday movies, we’ve long been left in the cold.
A Port Lavacan has traveled the state in search of baby Jesus and his menagerie, and her massive haul is now on view.
The Arlington a capella group stood before the lord of song, declaring “Hallelujah” to be holiday music.
For its big-butted bumblebees, hairy rats, and Sugar Plum dancers, the festive ballet requires complex wigs and opulent costumes, many of which need to be zipped on or off in seconds.
The Woodworkers Club of El Paso has donated thousands of handmade toys to military families in need. You can shop its charming creations too.
Traditionally, the capitol building has housed a gigantic tree. This year's is much more meager.
With Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield singing harmonies, to boot.
Leather-wrapped lowballs! Sea turtle adoptions! A Blue Bell ice cream charm! Behold, our favorite present ideas for this holiday season.
In Windcrest, just outside San Antonio, local homeowners compete with no-holds-barred holiday yard displays that bring 25,000 visitors to town each year.
Show off your obsession for smoked meat and its accoutrements during the holiday season with cute, curated decor.
Locals kitted out in wizard robes to shop for wands, chocolate frogs, and Hogwarts-themed holiday ornaments.
Getting tired of pie? Switch it up with this classic dessert that still incorporates the holiday favorite filling of pumpkin and spices.
Kerville’s Lecia Hawkins has amassed enough mid-century Christmas decor to cover the North Pole.
All the baubles you need for a Willie nice holiday.
With silk pillows, quill pens, and rhinestone cowboy boot ornaments, these shops across the state have a special gift for everyone on your list.
From cocktail napkins to children’s books, lingerie to cowboy boots, these are our favorite presents for Texans and Tex-stans this year.
Get your holiday shopping done at a Nutcracker market in Houston, a Hogwarts village in Galveston, or any of the festivals happening this season.
Insider advice for ordering wreaths and centerpieces, whether you’re getting ahead of decorating this season or not.
‘The Power of the Dog,’ featuring Dallas-born Jesse Plemons, is well worth your time.
Twelve tamales steaming, eleven Longhorns losing . . . and thirty to fifty feral hogs.
When a grown-up son visits for the holiday, a mom takes what she can get.
Texans can see a living nativity at a cowboy church, take in animal-shaped lights at a big-city zoo, or ride a train to the North Pole.
A bar decreed “All I Want for Christmas Is You” non grata, and the queen of Christmas isn’t happy about it.
When her former student was found wandering the streets a decade after she’d last seen him, Michell Girard immediately agreed to take him in. Then she decided to do far more, including give him the Christmas he’d never had.
I spent some quality time with those decorated cedar trees along Loop 360 to see if I could get in the holiday spirit.
Where to ring in the season, from small-town parades to yuletide train trips to glorious light displays.
Celebrate this holiday season with the one thing that brings all communities together—food. From the history of tamales at Christmas, to the perfect wine to pair with each dish, to a bevy of Instant Pot recipes and a Christmas tree made of best wurst, this holiday collection from Texas Monthly
From small-town Christmas light shows and a Polar Express train ride to festive wine tastings, there are many ways to enjoy the season.
A beloved tradition? Please. It’s just littering.
A Dallasite wonders how something so tasty, so filling, and so pre-Christian came to be a holiday staple.
Catch the Polar Express, visit the Grinch, or have your own 'It's a Wonderful Life' moment in a festive town square.
Maybe Christmas doesn't come from a store. But it could come from Whataburger.
After spending four days at the Mall of America, Santa Larry is back in Texas to continue spreading holiday cheer.
A forthcoming playlist from Amazon Music features a wide range of artists—including three prominent Texas acts—with their takes on 'Acoustic Christmas.'
Sandy Jenkins was a quiet accountant at the Collin Street Bakery who felt overlooked and dreamed of living the good life. He found it (for a while) by embezzling nearly $17 million from the famed fruitcake maker.
The Agricultural Commissioner wants to slap anybody who wishes him “happy holidays,” but rewards employees with $400,000 in bonuses.
Seven of the ten cities that spend the most on Christmas are right here in Texas.
The bestselling author of 'The Rap Yearbook' is sharing his success with fast food workers and thrift store customers.
‘Tis the season for giving random gifts to random people, apparently.
No matter how you feel about him, hearing the former President declare, "Well, uh, I've become a, uh, painter" over the faint strains of "Good King Wencelas" is pretty darn charming.
Or so says the new Christmas song by singer-songwriter Kevin Fowler, who talks about his new holiday track, "Santa Got Busted by the Border Patrol."
The city has since apologized for its letter inviting the disgraced athlete to compete in the 5K race, which made light of Armstrong's doping by comparing it to Rudolph's nose.
Turn your holiday dinner into a moth-waatering master-feast with these new recipes from Stay Canyon chef Stephan Pyles.
For the main course, baste roast goose with a savory barbecue sauce and stuff it lavishly with cornbread and oysters.1/2 cup unsalted butter 1 cup chopped yellow onion 2 tablespoons celery, diced 2 tablespoons carrot, diced 2 serrano chiles, seeded and minced 4 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 cup dry white
If traditional holiday meals leave you hungry for something new, you’ll devour the dishes that Dallas chef Dean Fearing has prepared.
Savoring Christmas in Beaumont.
Houston caterer Byron Franklin’s holiday coffee reflects his Texas upbringing and years of study in Vienna. Franklin, born and raised in Baytown, has no formula or fixed menus for his clients, but his own tastes run to the traditional and formal. “Everybody is different,” says Franklin. “My philosophy is, regardless