From "Gertrude" to "Jessica," various first names have been given to Santa Claus' wife, Mrs. Claus, in movies and TV shows over the decades. But what was her original, real first name? However ...

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 ...

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.

How did St. Nick inspire America’s Santa Claus figure? Devotion to St. Nicholas seems to have faded after the 16th century Protestant Reformation, except in the Netherlands where his legend ...