The Christmas tradition has become nearly global in scope: Children from around the world track Santa Claus as he sweeps across the earth, delivering presents and defying time. Each year ...

A well-intentioned idea that failed to persist. But how did Nicholas become Santa Claus? It’s fairly obvious that part of Santa resides in the pagan past. One of the reasons why many ...

One of the most influential figures in shaping the modern image of Santa was Thomas Nast, an American cartoonist who drew pictures of Santa for Harper's Weekly in the 1860s and 1870s ...