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 ...

Whether it’s St. Nick, Santa or Kris Kringle, the history of how he got his name ... The U.S. military agency known for tracking Santa Claus as he delivers presents on Christmas Eve doesn ...

Stocks fell on Thursday, further dampening investor hopes for a Santa Claus rally this year. Historically, a weak beginning to the year hasn't been a good sign for stocks.

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 ...

Santa Claus' iconic image of a bearded man in fur ... historian Stephen Nissenbaum challenges the popular belief that Santa's origins stem from the Netherlands' Sinterklaas.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground ... Often parents like me, who tell “the Santa Claus lie”, don’t do so to control behaviour, but Dr Millum says ...

The Christmas tradition has become nearly global in scope: Children from around the world track Santa Claus as he sweeps across the earth, delivering presents and defying time. Each year ...

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 ...

The kickoff of the "Santa Claus rally" period in Tuesday's holiday ... which remains in danger of bucking its history as one of the best months of the year for stocks. "The S&P has put up ...