Whether it was Dec. 20, March 19 or Aug. 3 or any other day of the year, he was simply “Santa Jim.” With his marvelous natural snow white hair and beard and always a happy smile, James “Jimmy” W.

I used to sit on Santa Claus’s knee every year and tell him what I wanted for Christmas, if you consider that shopping. Every year, I asked for a pony.

"Before the charismatic John Duval Gluck, Jr. came along, letters from New York City children to Santa Claus were destroyed, unopened, by the U.S. Post Office. Gluck saw an opportunity, and created ...

Everybody knows Santa Claus. But how many people know the inspiration for the jolly Father Christmas was in fact a bishop ...

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On December 6, 1964, Americans settled down in front of their televisions for what they didn’t know would become an essential part of holiday culture. Animated holiday specials were nothing new, but ...