An Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train crosses between Santa Claus Lane and the beach on Friday morning. Santa Barbara County plans to create a formal place to cross. Credit: Joshua Molina / Noozhawk photo ...

Father Joseph Marquis, a priest for 20 years and Santa Claus portrayer for 53, is retiring from his priesthood at Sacred Heart Byzantine Catholic Church in Livonia. He began portraying Santa Claus in ...

ROCHESTER — Jerry Julian treated his role as Santa Claus with the same reverence and gentleness he treated the children who believed in him. Julian spent nearly two decades making public appearances ...

A tourist season that stretches from October to March has been anything but jolly for some residents of the “Official Hometown of Santa Claus.” A tourist season that stretches from October to March ...

Omega-level mutants are the most powerful of all mutantkind: there’s weather-wielding Storm, the telepath Jean Grey, and Magneto, master of magnetism, to name a few. But the mightiest — and merriest — ...

The poem “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” reads: “The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.” It was the real life St. Nicholas, a 4th century ...

‘Twas 11 nights before Christmas, and all through the church, parents were stirring because a child left them in a lurch. At this holiday party, something was amiss for the Down Syndrome Association ...

Santa’s traded in his sleigh and reindeer for a pair of hot wheels and a disregard for the law. A motorcyclist dressed as Santa Claus outran Florida police in a high-speed chase Saturday night, ...

The tradition of high-tech sleigh tracking began in 1955, when a young child mistakenly called a Colorado military command center and asked for Santa. The officer on duty played along. He’s made a ...

The DJ blared "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" and the room exploded in excitement. More than 270 children, eyes wide open, stared at the doorway as Santa Claus made his entrance. They screamed his ...

It’s the busiest time of year for Santa Claus and his elves. Thankfully, he has a helper in Denver who knows the North Pole like the back of her hand. Her name is Susen Mesco and she’s been operating ...