The modern image of Santa Claus first appeared during the Civil War. Santa sided with the North. He made his debut on the cover of Harper’s Weekly for Christmas 1862. A drawing shows a white-bearded ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KXNET) — Over the past few weeks at KX News, we have discussed both the history of the figure who inspired Santa Claus and the many companions who join him on his yearly ventures ...

WASHINGTON — Why do kids believe a chubby guy in a flying sleigh can deliver joy across America? Because their parents do. A whopping 84 percent of grown-ups were once children who trusted in Santa's ...

Santa Claus life model drawing: 6 p.m. Monday, Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9595 Nelson Road, Longmont. In this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to draw and paint Santa Claus in a ...

Children across the land on Christmas Eve will nestle all snug in their beds to hear the classic poem "The Night Before Christmas." There's a parallel tradition on the Harvard campus at this time of ...