The holidays don’t always go according to plan, but even if it’s not picture perfect, research shows having family traditions helps make the holiday season brighter. Happiness expert and author Gretchen Rubin joins “CBS This Morning” with tips on how to hold onto the spirit of the season all year long. Source

A look back at what we’ve been covering on “CBS This Morning.” Source

The former “Glee” star wrote an original song about the Big Apple’s famous holiday traditions. Source

Eight months after the devastating fire, historic cathedral in Paris “is not out of danger,” the rector said on Christmas Eve. Source

Deep inside Vatican City lies a bunker holding a remarkable historical record – a catalog of every word written by every pope over more than 1,000 years Source

A New Hampshire grandmother has made it her mission for more than a dozen years to spread a little holiday cheer to military members serving far from home. As Mola Lenghi reports, what began as a family tradition has grown into a massive operation. Source

Presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church Michael Curry, who gained international fame last year after delivering the sermon at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal wedding, joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the meaning of Christmas. He also gives advice on building community in a polarizing world and comments on the decline of religion in the U.S. Source

People all over the world are celebrating Christmas, from the Holy Land to the Vatican and here at home. Also, President Trump is spending Christmas at his Florida resort, where he lashed out again Tuesday at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who impeached him last week. Source

Chicago police say someone fired shots from a sidewalk into the house, striking the child in the abdomen. Source

CBS News documentary “The Faces of Family Separation” follows the harrowing journey of four migrant families fleeing violence in Central America, only to be split apart after arriving in the U.S. Source