There are also many non-chain restaurants that are open and offering special meals on Christmas Day in the metro Atlanta area. You can find a list of those in Atlanta Bites.

But if you don't do a family dinner on Christmas Day and are planning to head out to eat, where can you go? These Florida options may be available. What fast-food restaurants are open on Christmas Day?

Stranded NASA astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams has followers scratching their heads over a festive new photo that shows the space travelers getting into the holiday spirit lightyears away from earth.

From retail to grocery chains, many companies across the U.S. close early on Christmas Eve and shut their doors entirely on Christmas Day — while others opt to cut back hours. But there’s also a handful of businesses that stay open on the holiday.