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Who is Santa Claus, Anyway?
Our modern day version of Santa is actually a combination of various legends and traditions from around the world. The post ...
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, ...
Although some assume Santa Claus wears red because of his involvement in Coca-Cola commercials, his red uniform far predates the soda. According to the Indianapolis Children’s Museum ...
"We explained the legend of Saint Nicholas ... An 8-year-old girl's emotional letter after finding out the truth about Santa Claus. She branded her dad a "dream crusher" in the note.
I believe in Santa Claus. I make that declaration every year before Christmas, and every year, without fail, I’m mocked (mainly by family members) or labeled “cheesy” by online scolds and ...
There’s exactly one criterion for a great performance of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”: Is it joyful? The tune is peak Christmas cheer, a song about the childlike glee the season can bring.
But the mightiest — and merriest — mutant of all is Santa Claus, according to a Christmas Eve encounter with the X-Men. In 1991’s Marvel Holiday Special #1, a yuletide tale by writer Scott ...
Santa Claus does the impossible every year on Christmas ... boy from Colorado Springs hoping to get in touch with Santa, legend says. But he reached NORAD instead. "He went on a little bit ...
Historians have weighed in on the legend of Santa Claus. His story goes back, many believe, to the time of a monk named St. Nicholas, who lived in the early third century in modern-day Turkey.