This part of Santa’s history is less clear, although many historians believe it came from a combination of folklore tales. According to UC Berkeley professor of Dutch studies Jeroen Dewulf ...

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 ...

“If you look at the history of Santa Claus or St. Nick, it all started with the Sámi indigenous tribes in Scandinavia, where reindeer are part of the culture,” Waters said. “But everything ...

The gift giving, the carol singing, the food eating. Presiding over it all is the most perennial of holiday figures, the one and only Santa Claus, who, unsurprisingly, has been portrayed by ...