The powers of Santa Claus rival those of many characters in DC Comics’ reality. Several stories have seen that right jolly old elf alongside the World’s Finest heroes. However, much like the rest of ...

The illustrator Thomas Nast, born in 1840, is perhaps America's most famous political cartoonist. Among other things, he has ...

When Americans catch a glimpse of Santa Claus — whether in movies or at a shopping mall — he usually looks the same. He's rotund, sporting a long white beard and a fluffy red-and-white hat. But what ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. The grand irony, of course, when it comes to the moral panic that thronged around the release of Silent Night, Deadly ...

In childhood, crafting a letter to Santa Claus was often one of the most important writing tasks of the year. Children would dedicate time to creating their wish lists, some starting months in advance ...

There are as many stories about Santa Claus in the Marvel Universe as there are in our own. Indeed, there are three distinct figures who inspired tales of a generous old man giving gifts at winter. In ...

New advertisements from Target depict Santa Claus as fit and ruggedly handsome. We explore the many faces of Santa Claus with Christmas historian... Once an elf, now a hottie: A brief history of Santa ...