Santa Claus’s history with Coke (the soda, to be specific) stems from the 1920s, when designs similar to the ones created by Thomas Nast made their appearances in advertisements for the soft drink.

One of the most influential figures in shaping the modern image of Santa was Thomas Nast, an American cartoonist who drew pictures of Santa for Harper's Weekly in the 1860s and 1870s ...

Santa Claus’ suit may be one of his immutable features today, but he didn’t always wear red — and his closet used to be much more expansive. The legendary gift-giver’s style is just one indicator of ...

More than a hundred years ago, an 8-year-old girl wrote a letter to the editor of the New York Sun: “Please tell me the truth: is there a Santa Claus?” The answer — “Yes, Virginia ...

We’re in the middle of January blahs; a cold, quiet time of the year when we can look back on memories made during the 2024 holiday season. Some of those memories relate to the legend of Santa Claus.

His family was wealthy, and he took his inheritance and gave to less fortunate and lived a life of humility. He died on Dec. 6, 346 A.D., which for many European nations has become Saint Nicholas Day, ...

So compelling was the case that the affirmative words that open the editorial’s second paragraph, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus,” might just be the best known sentence in the history of ...