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 ...

Literary scholars have in the past overlooked the evolution of Mrs. Claus, whose role in Christmas literature has followed the path of women’s rights. Some of the first depictions of Mrs. Claus paid ...

Clement Clarke Moore’s 1823 poem “Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas” redefined Christmas in America. As historian Steven Nissenbaum explains in “The Battle for Christmas,” Moore’s secular St. Nick ...

According to popular holiday songs, Santa Claus is “making a list and checking it twice” to find out which children were naughty and nice. However, most holiday tunes conveniently neglect to mention ...

Santa Claus has seen many Christmas changes since the original St. Nicholas wandered the slums of fourth-century Turkey giving presents to the poor. But aside from the 1823 publication of “A Visit ...