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

This story of the ""all-seeing agent of didactic forces and an ally of strict parenting"" is dense with history yet told with the same delight and rapt fascination as Clement Clark Moore's ""Twas' the ...

Santa Claus makes an appearance Dec. 7 in downtown St. Joseph, Mich., during the annual Reindog Parade. (Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium) NEW YORK (AP) — Sure, it’s a family story they can chuckle ...

(CNN) — Red velvet suit, white fur trim, tall black boots, cozy (if not indulgent) pom-pom hat. Santa Claus’ uniform may have some variations, from Tim Allen’s off-duty outfits in “The Santa Clause” ...