The first written citation for “Santa Claus” does not appear in the U.S. until the late 18th century, where it was alluded to in a mention of a religious event in the New York Gazette: “Last ...

10, 1879, in New York City. Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images Everyone has heard of Santa Claus, that chubby, white-bearded, red-suited guy who delivers Christmas presents via a reindeer ...

THE STORY OF THE REAL "SANTA CLAUS" Who is Santa Claus ... Exactly at the stroke of midnight another Christmas parcel was thrown through the chimney and landed on the hearth.

The stockings have been hung by the chimney with care, and St. Nicholas will soon be there. Unlike Christmases of yore, you no longer have to listen for a clatter on your lawn to know Santa Claus ...