How did elves go from supernatural monsters to Santa's helpers? The surprising history of Christmas elves reveals a lot about work, class, and Western culture.

While Santa is indeed an icon of the season, my goal was to capture Santa’s nature from the movie, ELF. This Santa is a grounded, realistic, and more of a beer and pizza kinda Santa. Because the ...

Santa Claus reads letters from children. Photo courtesy of Mary Claus WILKES-BARRE — The holiday season is upon us, and there are so many traditions observed by families that make this time of year ...

Every Christmas season, letters to Santa flood in from kids around the world — but in Santa Claus, Indiana, volunteers become Santa’s elves to ensure every child gets a reply. This small town, ...

Today, Christmas Eve, we continue our tradition of republishing a 19th century New York editorial writer’s passionate defense of Santa Claus. The journalist Francis P. Church, a native of Rochester, ...

The Movie remains one of the worst Christmas films ever, a chaotic, garish holiday disaster worth remembering.

At a time when many Americans are on edge, it seems appropriate to revisit one of the best arguments for faith and hope, and against skepticism and close-minded certitude. Written in 1897, the words ...