Our modern day version of Santa is actually a combination of various legends and traditions from around the world. The post ...

Santa Claus is usually good news for tourism—and ... Born into a wealthy family, Nicholas is said to have loved giving gifts. As one story goes, he threw three sacks of gold into the house ...

By reviewing Rees' story "A Christmas Legend," which mentions Santa and the name Gertrude ... the initiative the "Name Mrs. Claus Contest," as a true and original name was not known.

Children from around the world track Santa Claus as he sweeps across the earth, delivering presents and defying time.

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, ...

The story of “Yes, Virginia” starts in 1897 ... Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in The Sun, it’s so.” Please tell me the truth, is ...

Odd, one might think, for a Jewish person, but I consider it a source of personal pride to serve as proprietor of the newspaper that, in 1897, made the most famous case for the existence of Santa ...