Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Are you ready for some Christmas cheer? The Yuletide festivities will soon begin on this special day in early December. The Feast ...

BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — Many people and famous Christmas songs refer to Santa Claus as Saint Nicholas, or St. Nick for short — but he’s far from the only figure in history to have that title. There was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It is a fact, strange but true, that Santa Claus’ corpse was stolen from its tomb. Though Christmas carols and Claymation specials ...

On December 6, we recognize the third-century saint who became an inspiration for the modern-day Santa Claus. Legendary stories about St. Nicholas later become part of the inspiration for the ...

Although Saint Nicholas is associated with gift-giving and contributed to our modern understanding of Santa Claus, you shouldn't confuse his holiday with Christmas. Saint Nicholas Day is its own ...

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 ...

St. Nicholas, whose feast day is celebrated on Dec. 6, is well known as possibly the real-life inspiration for the beloved Christmas character of Santa Claus. Not a lot is known about the historical ...

After years of excavation work, the leader of an archeological expedition at the Church of St. Nicholas in Demre, Turkey, announced this week that her team has found a sarcophagus that may contain the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The legends surrounding jolly old St. Nicholas — celebrated annually on Dec. 6 — go way beyond delivering candy and toys to children. NEW YORK (AP) — The white-bearded Christian saint ...