who is heading the excavation team through Hatay Mustafa Kemal University's Department of Art History. The discovery was made at St. Nicholas Church in the Demre district of Antalya, Turkey ...

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 made his annual Christmas Eve journey ... "We do, however, know from history that it appears he arrives only when children are asleep!" According to the experts at NORAD, Santa ...

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, at least 100 ...

“Santa Claus Friday was assured safe passage into ... attack from “those who do not believe in Christmas.”Is the origin story humbug?Some grinchy journalists have nitpicked Shoup’s story ...

It's no secret that Santa Claus loves cookies almost as much as he loves delivering presents to children on Christmas. Jason Smith, the celebrity chef who won the Food Network's "Holiday Baking ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...