Until about 20 years ago, the Christmas character canon included the usual suspects: Frosty, Rudolph, the Grinch, and of course, Santa Claus himself. In the weeks leading up to December 25, children ...

(WYTV)- How did elves come to be linked to Christmas, specifically Santa Claus? They come from ancient Germanic and Scandinavian culture, and a little bit from Scotland; they were known as the hidden ...

Do not underestimate the power of Santa Claus. For many children, “Santa’s the great arbitrator of whether you’re good or not,” said John Young, who has donned the red suit a number of times to visit ...

A few years ago, Kurt Neesley of Redondo Beach, California, was brainstorming where to put his family’s Elf on the Shelf for his three kids to find the next morning. Celebs like George Clooney, Connie ...

It was 11:14 p.m. on a crisp, Thursday in December and Santa was missing. Oh, he was around. Everyone had seen him. But he was unrecognizable. It was an emergency here at the North Pole. Because this ...

A few years ago, Kurt Neesley of Redondo Beach, California, was brainstorming where to put his family’s Elf on the Shelf for his three kids to find the next morning. He decided to make it look like ...

In Nick Sweeney’s engaging holiday documentary, Santa Camp, now showing on HBO Max, we meet four very different campers, all with one clear objective: to be the very best Claus they can be. The ...

As Christmas Eve draws near, we’re reminded of the tireless elves behind the scenes, toiling in workshops to bring festive magic to life. Imagine Santa’s elves not as fantasy figures but as highly ...