From the ancient tales of St. Nicholas to his modern, jolly incarnation, discover the enchanting evolution of the man in red. As we delve into St. Nicholas' early days, his secret acts of charity, and ...

Our modern day version of Santa is actually a combination of various legends and traditions from around the world. The post Who is Santa Claus, Anyway? appeared first on Reader's Digest Canada.

NEW YORK (AP) — The white-bearded Christian saint whose acts of generosity inspired America’s secular Santa Claus figure is known worldwide — but Saint Nicholas' origin story is not.

he is our subject here. But before we present the true story of "Santa Claus" let us list some of the other Saint Nicholases: St. Nicholas of Flüe, Patron of Switzerland; St. Nicholas of ...

Saint Nicholas was born in Lycia in Asia Minor ... and is thus associated with Santa Claus in some countries. He died on December 6th in 346.

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We continue a tradition this year by reprinting a holiday classic in our Christmas edition of the Hutchinson Leader. The following letter and editorial response appeared in ...

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He based the look of his Santa on poet Clement Clarke Moore’s “A Visit from St. Nicholas” and on himself. Nast drew his first Santa for Harper’s Weekly on Jan. 3, 1863, depicting the jolly ...