Volunteers answer phones during the 2024 NORAD Tracks Santa event at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado. (Thomas Paul/DOD) On a snowy night in December 1955 at the height of the Cold War, a red ...

Good news, you're not lying when you tell your kids that Santa Claus is real. But bad news, Santa is actually dead, and archaeologists may have just discovered his grave. But don't let that bum out ...

The magic of Christmas Eve often brings a unique question for children and adults alike: Where is Santa? For 70 years, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has provided the answer, ...

Every December, a red-suited figure with a white beard slides down chimneys worldwide, leaving gifts and embodying holiday magic. But Santa Claus didn't always look like this, and he certainly didn't ...

It’s Christmas time, so I’m taking a look at myths related to the holiday. Last week, I focused on myths about Jesus. This week I’m taking a look at that other beloved Christmas icon: Santa Claus, the ...

Although widely thought to hail from the North Pole, Santa Claus originated from Turkey. In an exclusive interview with The Independent, Santa historian James Lovell gives a fascinating insight into ...

To me, the story of Santa Claus is like a Greek or Roman myth, a story that suggests a truth about human nature, hinting at a force greater than ourselves, that feeling, writes Christopher de Vinck.