The gist of it is this: In 1087 two Italian cities, Venice and Bari, raced to be the first to steal the bones of St. Nicholas—known to us as Santa Claus—from a basilica in what is now southern Turkey.
Whether it's Papai Noel in Brazil, Santa Claus in the US and Canada, Kaled? Senelis in Lithuania or Babbo Natale in Italy, the bearded gift-bringer is modelled on a third-century bishop ...
Macaulay Culkin has told his children that he is working for Santa Claus. The 44-year-old actor is currently engaged to former Disney Channel star Brenda Song, 36, and has Dakota, three, as well ...
(Tatiana Maksimova / Moment / Getty Images) For millions of children around the world, the annual arrival of Santa Claus is a magical ... extent to which children draw negative conclusions about ...
Have you ever wondered what kind of music Santa Claus listens to? Wrap, naturally. How about this Santa joke: How does Santa pay for his doctor visits? With his elf care plan. There's a good ...
Cultures as far afield as Mongolia, Canada, and Scandinavia feature reindeer prominently in their legends and stories, which is how reindeer would become closely associated with Santa Claus. While ...