The story of Santa Claus seems to be a tale as old as time, but the Christmas icon actually has his roots in a real-life person—the Catholic figure of St. Nicholas.

Santa Claus’s history with Coke (the soda, to be specific) stems from the 1920s, when designs similar to the ones created by Thomas Nast made their appearances in advertisements for the soft drink.

Santa Claus' origins date back to about 280 A.D. when St. Nicholas was born, the History Channel reports. This would make Santa approximately 1,744 years old today. Need a break?

In 1809, Washington Irving updated the image of Sinterklaas from a bishop to a heavy Dutch sailor with a pipe in his book "A History of New York," a parody of New York’s Dutch population and culture.

Santa Claus is still fairly new to town. The decider of naughty and nice children has roots dating back to the third century, but he’s only been known as Santa Claus for a little more than tw… ...

Here's the history of the man in the red suit, from his origins as a political cartoon to the modern version of Santa we know today. To stream 13WMAZ on your phone, you need the 13WMAZ app ...

In his satiric 1809 book A History of New York, Washington Irving did away with the characterization of Santa Claus as a "lanky bishop," says Whipps. Instead, Irving described Santa as a portly ...

The Mrs. Claus of "America the Beautiful" writer Katharine Lee Bates’s 1889 poem "Goody Santa Claus on a Sleigh Ride" demands to accompany her husband on his rounds and wants to deliver the toys ...

On the contrary, the Santa Claus Rally represented a turning point for the S&P 500 heading into 2019. On December 24, 2018, the S&P 500 was amid its worst December since 1931 before rallying over 6%.

Santa Claus had two separate adventures with Howard the Duck. He briefly worked with She-Hulk , under the alias Nick St. Christopher, using his knowledge of people’s crimes as a private ...

Pancho Claus is a rich tradition of giving that spreads throughout the Lone Star state. Pancho Claus is known as Santa Claus’ cousin from the South Pole. Richard Reyes, also known as Houston’s ...