This Christmas, many children welcomed a familiar visitor – a jolly man in a red suit and a sleigh full of gifts. But the ...

The poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” better known by its opening line “‘Twas the Night before Christmas,” has a special place among Christmas traditions, right alongside hot chocolate, caroling and ...

Every December, a red-suited figure with a white beard slides down chimneys worldwide, leaving gifts and embodying holiday magic. But Santa Claus didn't always look like this, and he certainly didn't ...

A Visit from St. Nicholas' is one of America's most beloved poems. But few can have read it carefully. If they had, our idea ...

Coca-Cola may have helped popularize Santa's look, but his modern image was already taking shape long before the soft drink ...

The Year Without a Santa Claus, a Christmas special from Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr., turns 50 this December But McGinley’s book had just the most basic story — about Santa wanting a year off ...

You better watch out. You better not cry. You better not pout, I'm telling you why – yeah, Santa Claus. The jolly old man with the red sleigh is coming to town. But who is this, Santa Claus? The man ...