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

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One of the most influential figures in shaping the modern image of Santa was Thomas Nast, an American cartoonist who drew pictures of Santa for Harper's Weekly in the 1860s and 1870s ...

He answered it, "This is Colonel Shoup." And then there was a small voice that just asked: "Is this Santa Claus?" And dad realized that it wasn't a joke. So he'd talk to him: "Ho, ho, ho," and ...

Yes, that's right, they actually just found Santa Claus," another X user wrote ... on the sarcophagus that could confirm its origins and shed light on the burial. Further excavation and analysis ...

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

It's no secret that Santa Claus loves cookies almost as much as he loves delivering presents to children on Christmas. Jason Smith, the celebrity chef who won the Food Network's "Holiday Baking ...

Santa Claus' uniform may have some variations ... In his seminal 1988 book "The Battle for Christmas," Nissenbaum charts the history of his character and challenged his oft-repeated origins ...