Moraes was surprised to find the scientifically produced images matched early descriptions of Santa Claus in literature, such as the 1823 poem “Twas The Night Before Christmas,” which ...

He continued: 'The image of Santa Claus as we know it today is based on an illustration by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly magazine in early 1863. 'This in turn was inspired by the description in ...

He continued: "The image of Santa Claus as we know it today is based on an illustration by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly magazine in early 1863. "This in turn was inspired by the description in ...

But the modern Santa Claus we know, with his sleigh and his reindeer and his roots in St. Nicholas, was born with the United States in the early republic, when U.S. citizens sought to build a new ...

Any kid can tell you where Santa Claus is from—the North Pole ... shaggy and scary Germanic gift bringers also endured. But in early America Christmas wasn't much like the modern holiday.