This light was especially symbolic at Christmas, when settlers in frontier Appalachia — many of them Scot-Irish — faced hard journeys on rough roads and trails through terrain crisscrossed with ...

The Johnson County Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) ended their Fall session with its Old-Fashioned Appalachian Christmas event on the evening of Dec. 9 at the First Christians Life Center in ...

With more than 15 million twinkle lights, Tennessee’s Smoky Mountain region knows how to ring in the season. wbritten / Getty Images Cozy up in a Smoky Mountain cabin for a festive Christmas ...

Staff report [email protected] Nov 28, 2025 Nov 28, 2025 MOUNTAIN CITY — The spirit of the season will come alive on Tuesday, Dec. 9, as Johnson County JAM presents “An Old-Fashioned, ...

BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL)—Planes arrive and depart from the Tri-Cities Airport daily. However, on Friday morning, some of these planes brought cargo intended to brighten the holiday season. A group of ...

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — Dollywood’s popular Smoky Mountain Christmas is underway and has been, once again, nominated for a USA Today 10Best award for Best Theme Park Holiday Event. Dollywood fans are ...

Discover Tennessee towns where Christmas brings snowy scenes, warm lights, and cozy traditions that turn winter into ...

Originally conceived by DJ Salisbury and Larry Moore, Moonshine & Mistletoe (An Appalachian Christmas Celebration) features a score woven from the authentic, hauntingly beautiful music of Appalachian ...