Irma LaBelle had to move to Two Harbors from her native Sweden -- where she was born in 1915 -- before she ever even heard of the Santa Lucia festival. "We were not real well off," LaBelle remembers.

The annual Santa Lucia Festival sponsored by the Agassiz Swedish Heritage Society will mark its 25th year at 2 p.m. Saturday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 1515 Fifth Ave. NW in East Grand Forks.

Jane Taylor Academy Dancers Amy Johnson and Paige Goetz, Father Christmas, played by Shawn Martin and Jannel Howard (elf in the foreground) bring to life to 1885 famous Scandinavian poem, 'Tomten', ...

When Hope Covenant Church in Orland Park hosts its annual Santa Lucia Pageant this Saturday, it will continue a local tradition that’s been developing since the last century. Helping to orchestrate ...

Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Argyle, Minn., will host the 24th annual Santa Lucia Festival at 2 p.m. Dec. 11 featuring a Swedish reading of the Christmas story and a candle-crowned Queen Lucia and ...

Students from Nordiska Musikgymnasiet — The Nordic Music High School — in Stockholm performed. Students from Nordiska Musikgymnasiet — The Nordic Music High School — in Stockholm perform traditional ...

The Salvation Army will host its traditional Swedish Lucia Festival at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at The Salvation Army 83 S. Main St., Jamestown. This year’s Lucia Bride will be portrayed by Meghan ...

LONDONDERRY — Nordic Harmoni, a locally-based Scandinavian-American chorus, invites everyone to bring in the holiday season with some the traditional Swedish and American songs at 7 p.m. on Friday, ...