(See "Christmas ... St. Nicholas Day in cities all over the world, with the largest ones taking place in Europe. Images of St. Nicholas vary considerably, but none of them look much like the red ...

the Christmas Man, Joulupukki, and more. In Dutch, St. Nicholas was known as Sinterklaas (Sint Nikolas), which eventually ...

There are less than 20 days until Christmas but for some Americans, holiday celebrations commence even sooner. While it's not celebrated nationwide, St. Nicholas Day holds a special place for ...

Everyone has heard of Santa Claus, that chubby, white-bearded, red ... feast of St. Nicholas, also celebrated by German immigrants, became increasingly merged with the celebration of Christmas ...

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

(WHTM) — The Christmas holiday isn’t just ... this depiction became the standard for ‘Old St. Nicholas’ and eventually solidified the use of red and green colors during this festive ...

Though Christmas carols and Claymation specials ... raced to be the first to steal the bones of St. Nicholas—known to us as Santa Claus—from a basilica in what is now southern Turkey.

On St. Nick's Eve, St. Nicholas fills stockings left out for children based on how they behaved that year. On Christmas Eve, Santa Claus – sometimes referred to as St. Nick, Kris Kringle or ...