In Puerto Rico, the Christmas "parranda" – in which musicians show up unannounced to play at homes – has been on the decline. A group of young people is keeping it alive in one mountain town. In ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Parrandas are an old Christmas tradition in Puerto Rico. They are a celebration of the track of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus. "Parranda is the way we celebrate ...

Margaritas Vargas dances with the Grinch on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, during Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley’s first Parranda Navidena celebration in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call) Carmen Cruz, ...

The parranda — a holiday-season tradition in the Caribbean and Latin American countries — was a new sight to see along Fayette Street in December. A parranda sings Christmas carols in front of a live ...

We’re celebrating Christmas Puerto Rican style and to do that, you need to have a parranda, and what better place to enjoy ...

Merely Torres-Garcia has been living in a hotel room in Hartford, Conn., with her husband and two kids after losing part of her house in Puerto Rico to Hurricane Maria. She said spending the Christmas ...

A vibrant Puerto Rican holiday tradition will return to Miller Symphony Hall in Allentown on Saturday. After last year’s sold-out debut that brought together the Lehigh Valley’s Latin community, this ...

PHILADELPHIA -- A community came together on Saturday to give children in Philadelphia's Hunting Park neighborhood an unforgettable holiday celebration. Business owners, elected officials, police ...

Among the many holiday traditions that will likely suffer in 2020 is the Puerto Rican parranda, a gathering of friends with musical instruments who move through a neighborhood singing traditional ...

Boat owners Dan and Stephanie Braman believe in fishing where the marlin are. Averaging just three months each season, the Parranda team has released 1,000 blue marlin in four years. In 2014, Parranda ...

In Puerto Rico, a beloved holiday tradition is the parranda. During the Christmas season, a group of your friends and family can show up at your front door at any time for an impromptu musical party.

Merely Torres-Garcia has been living in a hotel room in Hartford, Conn., with her husband and two kids after losing part of her house in Puerto Rico to Hurricane Maria. She said spending the Christmas ...