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.

“Once upon a time, Santa Claus was ‘mayor of Scotts Valley,'” writes Ross Eric Gibson. “It all began with a little boy named Glen Holland, who grew up in Southern California… ...

The real story of Santa Claus, however, stretches back to the 3rd century when a man — St. Nicholas — became the patron saint of children. A monk named St. Nicholas is believed to have been ...

Here comes the real Santa Claus! Remarkable new high-tech images reveal the face of the real-life bishop who inspired the concept of Santa Claus — more than 1,700 years after he first made ...

You might ask what could possibly go wrong when you mess around with the institution of Santa Claus. Maybe the “real” Santa was watching, because when the dummy Santa was dropped from the plane at ...

Attendees will hear about the real life St. Nicholas, the Bishop of Myra, as well as the description of Santa Claus… Dr. William Thierfelder returns to the Jericho library tomorrow with his ...

Santa Claus will soon be coming to town, bringing gifts to children. Santa has several aliases, depending on the part of the world you live in. The English call him Father Christmas, the French ...

The real Santa Claus at the North Pole might not have liked the idea of someone using a plane instead of a sleigh and reindeer to give children presents. So the moral of this story is “Don’t mess with ...