Think about Saint Nicolas, then Father Christmas, then Santa Claus. We know two things before everything else — they are ...

Scientists have revealed the 'real face' of Santa Claus! Using data analyzed from the skull of Saint Nicholas of Myra, the ...

It is a Post-Gazette tradition to publish Clement C. Moore’s 1823 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” more commonly known as ...

As countries compete for the title of Santa's home, the debate over where the jolly man really resides heats up. From Finland ...

Discover the fascinating journey of how Santa Claus transformed over the centuries, from Saint Nicholas to the iconic figure ...

The popular poem, actually titled “A Visit From St. Nicholas,” first appeared in The Times’s pages in 1896. “In thousands of ...

Sending a letter to Santa can be difficult as no one can agree on where exactly Santa lives. Several countries are competing to claim Santa as one of their citizens. Finland’s tourism industry ...

A child's wrong number call sparked NORAD's Santa tracking tradition in 1955. NORAD, formed in 1958, protects US and Canada's airspace -- it doesn't just keep an eye on Santa. NORAD's annual Santa ...

On Dec. 23, 1823, a poem called “A Visit from Saint Nicholas” was published anonymously in the Sentinel, the local newspaper ...

The poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” better known by its opening line “‘Twas the Night before Christmas,” has a special ...

SANTA CLAUS is based on the real historical figure of St. Nicholas, a Byzantine bishop born in present-day Turkey. Because of the extraordinary legends and miracles attributed to him he became one of ...