A Madrid Church has chosen to highlight the plight of Syrian refugees this Christmas by recreating the nativity scene using the image of drowned three-year-old Aylan Kurdi.
The Spanish capital will use actors instead of councillors in the festive parade in order to avoid the much-criticized practice of blacking up King Balthazar.
Spain's 2015 Christmas 'caganers' have been unveiled, a ceramic decoration that pays cheeky homage to some of the world's most famous faces - and bottoms.
The new left-wing run council of Madrid has announced it will end decades of blacking up and enlist a real black person to take part in the popular Three Kings cavalcade.
Still stressing out about what to take home to your family and friends for Christmas this year? Have no fear: the Local has rounded up a dozen of the very best gift ideas from Spain.
Updated: A man described as obese has been arrested after he gatecrashed a live nativity scene in southern Spain and jumped onto the back of young donkey. The animal died two days later.
From the truly sublime to the downright bizarre, the festive season in Spain is an amazing experience. Read on to check out The Local's guide to the very best the country has to offer during the 12 highly hedonistic days of Christmas.
The head of Spain's new Podemos party has become the subject of a new 'caganer' figurine, part of a tradition which sees some Spaniards decorating their Christmas cribs with statues of celebrities defecating.
Christmas may still be six weeks off but Spain is already gearing up for its massive El Gordo ('Fat One') lottery with a cinematic advertisement that is a serious change of tack from last year's hugely unpopular effort. It hasn't been free of controversy though.
Spain's interior ministry has been forced to defend itself against claims of racism after a poster for a home safety campaign appeared to show a group of three black thieves.
Spain's cities and towns hosted their traditional Three Kings Parades on Sunday, despite safety concerns following the death of a child in Malaga in 2013.
A Spanish woman gave birth in secret on Christmas Eve, cut the umbilical chord herself and threw the newborn out of the kitchen window, police said on Friday.
Thought you knew about Christmas in Spain? Think again. From Catalonia's crapping log to the Basque Country's very own version of Santa Claus, The Local takes you on a guide to the weird and wonderful world of Spanish Christmas.
A life-size figurine of King Balthazar, stolen two days ago from a nativity scene in the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela, has been returned bearing a placard denouncing the use of razor wire on the Spain-Morocco border.
Thieves who stole lamb worth €640 ($875) from a market in Majorca were arrested after police spotted them fleeing the scene of the crime in a wheelchair.
If you're planning to spend Christmas in Spain, make sure you keep an umbrella handy! Spain's official weather agency has forecast rain and even snow across much of the mainland for the 24th and 25th.
Spaniards are digging into their pockets to gamble on their beloved "Fat One" Christmas lottery with the world's richest total payout, but winners will get slimmed-down prizes this year as a new austerity tax takes a bite.
