Remarkable new high-tech images reveal the face of the real-life bishop who inspired the concept of Santa Claus — more than 1,700 years after he first made Christmas merry and bright.

Moore's poem played a significant role in shaping the modern image of Santa Claus as a "right jolly old elf" with a portly figure and the supernatural ability to ascend chimneys to deliver ...

The image of St. Nick as “a jolly old elf ... shoppers with elaborate Christmas window displays, and by bringing Santa Claus, alive and in person, into the store. Santa’s commercialization ...

You’d likewise be surprised to discover that the image we all carry in our heads of what Santa Claus really looks like, was created for Coca Cola. Nineteenth century illustrations featuring ...

You may call him Santa Claus, but the bearded guy in the red suit is a man known by many names. That doesn’t make him disreputable, just a reflection of changing American culture.

You’d likewise be surprised to discover that the image we all carry in our heads of what Santa Claus really looks like, was created for Coca Cola. Nineteenth century illustrations featuring ...