Santa Claus is one of the most beloved figures of the Christmas season. In fact, it would be fair to say that the entire holiday revolves around Jolly Old Saint Nicholas. The character was inspired by ...

Editor's note: This article originally published Dec. 30, 2020. His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry... His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow... He had a broad face and a little ...

I correlate my own interest in art history to that of a toddler — always wanting to know “why.” I enjoy digging deep into the origins of tradition, and the legend of Santa is one of those that ...

Thomas Nast, "Santa Claus in Camp (from Harper's Weekly)" (1863), wood engraving (all images courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art) These days, Santa sightings typically take place in abandoned ...