From the ancient tales of St. Nicholas to his modern, jolly incarnation, discover the enchanting evolution of the man in red. As we delve into St. Nicholas' early days, his secret acts of charity, and ...

he is our subject here. But before we present the true story of "Santa Claus" let us list some of the other Saint Nicholases: St. Nicholas of Flüe, Patron of Switzerland; St. Nicholas of ...

Santa: The evolution of a gift giver Santa Claus has undergone many transformations ... jolly old elf" thanks to the 1823 poem "A Visit From St. Nicholas," commonly known as "'Twas the Night ...

The most famous of all Christmas poems, “A Visit from St. Nicholas” (aka the “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” poem) is generally credited with popularizing the version of Santa Claus ...

But whether the stories are true is not so much the point, said Ayo, an 89-year-old retired Notre Dame University professor named after St. Nicholas. “There’s no Santa Claus that lands on the ...

Those “eight tiny reindeer” pulling Santa’s sleigh in the classic poem “A Visit From St. Nicholas” must be Svalbard reindeer—they’re the world’s smallest, averaging just three feet ...

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A tourist season that stretches from October to March has been anything but jolly for some residents of the “Official Hometown of Santa Claus.” A tourist season that stretches from October to ...

A man dressed as Santa Claus is facing jail after allegedly hitting a four-year-old boy with a branch at a Christmas market, a court has heard. The little boy and his mother, 38, were visiting the ...

Pope Francis made another surprise visit to St Peter's Square at the end of the Palm Sunday Mass, one day after making an unannounced visit to the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.

I have been off social media for about five years, and this year I have made it a resolution to reduce my screen time. My ...