Thomas Nast’s classic version of Santa Claus, drawn in 1881 for Harper's Weekly. In September 1897, a letter arrived in the newsroom of The Sun, one of New York's great newspapers of the day.

Our modern day version of Santa is actually a combination of various legends and traditions from around the world. The post ...

(And if you don’t know what that truth is, you shouldn’t be reading this story! Stop it! Stop it right now!) There’s no getting away from Santa Claus, the jolly, bearded old man who’s been ...

Saying something like, ‘Santa Claus has reindeer that fly’ is true within the context of the story of Santa Claus, similar to how saying, ‘Harry Potter is a wizard’ is true for that ...

Celebrate the season with the story of Kris Kringle in the original holiday special “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town!” After being discovered by a family of elves, baby Claus is raised by the ...

Children from around the world track Santa Claus as he sweeps across the earth, delivering presents and defying time.

This is the story of a master toymaker who discovers a magical kingdom of elves in the North Pole and becomes Santa Claus. But when his eager-to-please elf, Patch, leaves for the big streets of ...

"We believe that we have encountered a sarcophagus to be in situ (original position) for the first time," said associate professor Ebru Fatma Findik, who is heading the excavation team through ...

he is our subject here. But before we present the true story of "Santa Claus" let us list some of the other Saint Nicholases: St. Nicholas of Flüe, Patron of Switzerland; St. Nicholas of ...

Santa Claus makes an appearance Dec. 7 in downtown St. Joseph, Mich., during the annual Reindog Parade. (Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium) NEW YORK (AP) — Sure, it’s a family story they can ...

Many parents say they are threatening no gifts from Santa Claus as a way to get their children ... (Scripps News) NEW YORK — Sure, it's a family story they can chuckle about NOW.