Today, when we think of the imagery surrounding Christmas, we typically think of a chubby man with rosy cheeks and a white beard, dressed in a red suit and carrying presents. Religiosity and snowy ...

I correlate my own interest in art history to that of a toddler — always wanting to know “why.” I enjoy digging deep into the origins of tradition, and the legend of Santa is one of those that ...

Thomas Nast, "Santa Claus in Camp (from Harper's Weekly)" (1863), wood engraving (all images courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art) These days, Santa sightings typically take place in abandoned ...