Coca-Cola may have helped popularize Santa's look, but his modern image was already taking shape long before the soft drink ...

This Christmas, many children welcomed a familiar visitor – a jolly man in a red suit and a sleigh full of gifts. But the ...

There's nothing more intriguing than getting a better understanding of the history of Santa Claus, whose image has long been ...

As Christmas approaches, many await the arrival of Santa. The man who’s responsible for millions of Christmas mysteries every ...

Ever wondered why we decorate trees, bake gingerbread, or leave cookies for Santa? Explore the global roots of iconic ...

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 ...

Frosty the Snowman. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The Grinch. These characters are among many that are associated with Christmas time. But none are quite as synonymous with the season as the jolly ...

Every year, the story of the jolly man in red bringing toys to the children reaches our ears. Where did he come from? When ...

The actual man whom our modern Santa is based on, was St. Nicholas of Myra, sometimes called Nicholas the Wonderworker. The actual St. Nicholas is said to have been born to an affluent Greek-speaking ...

It’s easy to imagine Saint Nicholas as just as mythical as the modern-day Santa Claus -- but he actually was a real person.

To understand how we arrived at our current vision of elves, you have to rewind past Will Ferrell vehicles, Christmas ...