Francis P. Church’s editorial, 'Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus' first appeared in The New York Sun in 1897, and is ...

Prior to Thomas Nast’s image of Santa being published in the Jan. 3, 1863, issue of Harper’s Weekly there was no set image of St. Nicholas or Santa Claus in use. He might be skinny ...

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

One of the most influential figures in shaping the modern image of Santa was Thomas Nast, an American cartoonist who drew pictures of Santa for Harper's Weekly in the 1860s and 1870s ...

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 ...

Fascinating facts about Christmas, from its origins to its economic impact in 2024. Learn about the history, and significance ...

Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image. By The Learning Network How often do you tell people that they look great or that you admire them in some way? Should we all be ...

Medieval and pagan mythologies in Finland and Scandinavia lend some credibility to these countries' claims of Santa as their ...

Santa didn't always wear red, and in fact, his outfits, appearance and height took nearly a century to become the iconic ...

In the mid-19th century the illustrator Thomas Nast portrayed Santa as a jolly old man in Harper's Weekly, and the illustration and the archetype took off. But Nast just showed Santa in a wintry ...