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

Saint Nicholas. At the very beginning of Christianity, the man whose story becomes Father Christmas, whose legacy becomes Santa Claus, had a seat at the table. To be clear, it’s possible ...

Who is St. Nick? Santa Claus began with Nicholas, who was born to wealthy parents in the third century in modern-day Turkey. When his parents died of an epidemic while he was still young ...

A pro-Kremlin bloggers released a video on the Telegram social messaging app on Friday that showed Santa Claus being shot ...

Shouldn’t it? St. Nicholas respects people, children or otherwise. He would never tolerate bullying or be a bully himself. Can you envision a figure like Santa Claus mocking a child over the ...

The namesake and inspiration behind Santa Claus is now the focus of an archaeological investigation at St. Nicholas Church in Turkey. Archaeologists uncovered a sarcophagus during ongoing ...

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, ...

This story of secret gift-giving became the inspiration for Santa Claus (deriving from the Dutch Sinter Klaas, a variation on Sint Nikolaas). This story saw Nicholas become the patron saint of ...

he is our subject here. But before we present the true story of "Santa Claus" let us list some of the other Saint Nicholases: St. Nicholas of Flüe, Patron of Switzerland; St. Nicholas of ...

Trump listened again and chuckled before saying, "Well, you just enjoy… Father Christmas, Père Noël, St. Nicholas, Babbo Natale, Santa Claus: The jolly old man with a white beard is an ...