While Coca-Cola helped popularize today’s image, its version of Santa Claus drew inspiration from an 1822 poem and earlier ...

The magic surrounding Santa's remote arctic home is very real. Here's where it's located and the history of how it came to be ...

It’s easy to wonder where Santa Claus comes from, and NBC4 has the answers. Although magic is often the simplest explanation ...

Thomas Nast’s classic version of Santa Claus, drawn in 1881 for Harper's Weekly. In September 1897, a letter arrived in the newsroom of The Sun, one of New York's great newspapers of the day.

When you think of Christmas and Santa Claus, one image pops into mind: A portly man dressed in a red and white velvet suit with black boots. But why is Santa always in red? Did it all start as a ...

Over the past few weeks at KX News, we have discussed both the history of the figure who inspired Santa Claus and the many ...

You can’t hold a cinnamon-spiced candle to the King of Crimson, that right jolly old elf himself, Santa Claus. St. Nick’s ...

In 1881, Santa's image was solidified by cartoonist Thomas Nast who depicted Mr. Claus as a large man with a white beard, red suit and a sack full of toys.

Writing to Santa can be difficult as no one can agree on where he lives, though several countries claim him as a citizen ...

With origins dating back to the 1800s, Christmas-themed cards have become a significant part of the sports card world ...

This contributed to German immigrant and Civil War cartoonist Thomas Nast’s portrayal, who drew Santa Claus in an 1862 Christmas edition of Harper’s Weekly. Nast also drew from his own ...