This transformation helped solidify St. Nicholas's place as a central figure in Christmas folklore and holiday tales. The Santa Claus tradition continued to evolve as Dutch settlers brought the ...

It is Christmas time, and the celebrations are incomplete without Santa Claus. But have you ever wondered how a character, also known as Father Christmas, that had nothing to do with Christmas ...

you just enjoy… Father Christmas, Père Noël, St. Nicholas, Babbo Natale, Santa Claus: The jolly old man with a white beard is an unmistakable figure around the United States, but he didn’t ...

SHEBOYGAN – A display of more than 100 wooden hand-carved Santa Claus figures ... a preservative. The figures — some hiking, cooking or sledding — were inspired by Christmas card and catalog ...

Santa Claus in the 1910s and 1920s had largely come into focus as the jolly, bearded, happy soul we would recognize today, but artists still occasionally tweaked the color of Santa's robes or the ...

Suddenly the figure darted into a doorway but ... Is it any wonder that he has come to be looked upon as "Santa Claus," who is the symbol of Christmas giving and the Christmas spirit?