In a move as bizarre as it is calculated, Nicolás Maduro has officially rescheduled Christmas in Venezuela to October 1.

Venezuela may be suffering from economic collapse and hyper-inflation, but Maduro knows how to distract and placate:  Decree ...

People in Venezuela have been given less than a month to prepare for Christmas after the country's leader decided to ...

Venezuela’s embattled dictator Nicolas Maduro made an unusual declaration on Monday — Christmas is coming almost three months ...

When dictators are relying on Santa Claus to save them, that's seldom a sign things are going well. But that, at least, is ...

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has brought forward Christmas to October 1 this year, in an attempt to inject some ...

The international community and most of the country’s population might be in an uproar amid allegations that he stole July’s ...

Venezuela's president has decreed an early start to the Christmas season. However, amid a deep political crisis, not everyone ...

Christmas starts early in a lot of retail stores, but in Venezuela it's starting Oct. 1. NPR's Scott Simon explains.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro declared Christmas will come early this year, in October, as he faces declining popularity and domestic strife. Maduro faced the biggest challenge to his 11-year ...

Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro announced the premature holiday over five weeks after a highly contested presidential ...

Maduro's announcement for "October Christmas" comes amid global outcry over the presidential elections in July which led to ...