Holiday Shopping

Christmas is on a Tuesday this year, meaning procrastinators get an extra day at the beginning of next week to finish up their shopping. And because Thanksgiving was as early as it could be this year, it's an extra-long holiday season for retailers.

Families and experts share how they express their generosity without pulling out the plastic.

Does the embrace of online shopping lessen the meaning of the holiday season?

How would the economy be affected if we didn't have Christmas and other holidays to stimulate our spending?

As holiday season heads into the last stretch, retailers are gauging just how much they have to give away to get skittish shoppers to spend.

The Furby is back this holiday season, and it's as strange and coveted as it was in 1998.

Americans spent almost 13 percent more over the holiday weekend than last year, according to the National Retail Federation. But does the weekend binge mean we are actually spending more?