Santa's elves, reindeer, and chimney tradition have roots in Scandinavian and Norse mythology. Santa Claus is inspired by St.

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NEW YORK — 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. The legends ...

Illustrator Thomas Nast cemented the vision of Santa Clause best known today. Santa Claus, Kris Kringle, Old St. Nick ... Regardless of what you call him, everybody knows the round-bellied, ...

The real St. Nicholas is thought to have been born around 280 A.D., coming up in a wealthy family in the city of Myra, which is in modern-day Turkey. He became a Christian, dedicating himself to God ...

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.The legends surrounding jolly old ...

When is St. Nicholas Day? And how did this Christian saint inspire the Santa Claus legend? The white-bearded Christian saint whose acts of generosity inspired America’s secular Santa Claus figure is ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — The white-bearded Christian ...

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