Just prior to Christmas in 1823, a poem called “A Visit from St. Nicholas” appeared in the Troy Sentinel, sans attribution. The author, perhaps viewing this particular literary excursion as ...

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“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night.” 'The Boy Who Laughed at Santa Claus' by Ogden Nash In Baltimore there lived a boy. He wasn't anybody's joy. Although his name was Jabez Dawes, ...

The origin of Santa Claus can be traced back to Saint Nicholas, a Christian saint born in the 3rd century in Patara, a village in modern-day Turkey. He was known for his generosity and kindness ...

NEW YORK — Santa has kicked the habit in time for Christmas. No, not the sugar plum habit, or his fur-wearing habit, or his penchant for romping recklessly around open flame. No, gentlepeople ...

Troy New York is the home of Uncle Sam, an iconic character in American history. The Collar City also helped launch one of the best-known Christmas poems in history, which is celebrating a big ...

Santa Claus is in a sense native to New York City. If you’re willing to accept “St. A Claus,” he made his first known written appearance in the New-York Gazette in 1773. If not, there’s a ...

Taylor Baik, 19, of Pasadena hugs a Santa Claus statue on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) A Halloween decoration is updated for Christmas. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles ...

NPR's Night Before Christmas in 2020 Parody The poem was rewritten and shared on NPR with a modern spin. Here, Santa Claus acknowledges the stressors many faced throughout 2020 from job loss and ...