Christmas Eve: Stores will close at 7 p.m. on Dec. 24 and remain closed Dec. 25. Stores will reopen at 6 a.m., Dec. 26 (unless they usually open at 7 a.m., in which case they will continue to do so).

Here's an overview on what restaurants, grocery stores and retail stores will be open or closed on Christmas Eve this year.

If you can't make it to Rome this Christmas Eve, you can still watch Pope Francis' traditional holiday mass from the comfort of your home.

You know who you are. You last-minute Christmas shoppers. This Christmas Eve, you shopping procrastinators will have fewer minutes to find the perfect (or whatever is left) gifts at Greater Akron ...