On a winter evening in Delhi, as fairy lights twinkled across markets and shoppers moved between stalls heavy with festive bargains, a familiar red-and-white figure appeared, not to hand out gifts, ...

This Christmas, many children welcomed a familiar visitor – a jolly man in a red suit and a sleigh full of gifts. But the ...

How a Sun Sentinel writer’s random decision to grow a beard for the Florida Panthers led to an anxious debut as Santa Claus — and a lesson: Santa is real.

Coca-Cola may have helped popularize Santa's look, but his modern image was already taking shape long before the soft drink ...

How Abraham Lincoln and a magazine illustrator elevated Christmas to a national holiday, and used it to win the Civil War.

GAINESVILLE, Fla., Dec. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 2026 Design and Verification Conference and Exhibition (DVCon U.S.), sponsored by Accellera Systems Initiative, today announced its keynote ...

Christmas is still more than two weeks away, but that didn’t stop tens of thousands in Hawke’s Bay getting into the spirit early over the weekend. On Saturday, over 12,000 people packed the Marist ...

Thousands of people have taken part in the annual Santa Dash events in north-west England. More than 11,000 turned out for the Liverpool run, while a record 2,200 raised £60,000 for Brian House ...

The village of Montgomery will hold its annual tree lighting and Santa visit, a centerpiece of the village’s Merry & Bright Holiday Events series, on Sunday, Dec. 7. Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive ...

Santa inspired by St. Nicholas, a 4th-century bishop known for kindness and secret gift-giving. Santa's red suit popularized by Coca-Cola, earlier depictions showed him in bishop's attire. Santa's ...

Lisa Nordin is an actress, writer, and fan of all things performing arts. Her favorite genres are Sci-Fi and Fantasy. She is a self-published author and enjoys exploring how fictional stories help ...