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The man who can get you a Santa suit that can make St. Nick jealous

NPR

The man who can get you a Santa suit that can make St. Nick jealous ASMA KHALID, HOST: Folks, y'all know there's really only one Santa Claus. EDMUND GWENN: Well, that's because it's real, just like I'm really Santa Claus. My mom made my first Santa suit out of a pajama pattern for a young man. EBERHART: We not only …

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5 days, 7 hours ago

Welcome to the holidays! A time filled with cheer, presents and one persisting ethical question

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Sure, it’s a family story they can chuckle about NOW. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Many parents want to give their kids magic For a lot of parents and other adults, perpetuating that Santa Claus is real is a chance to give young children a bit of holiday magic, …

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1 week ago

Sarcophagus of St. Nicholas — inspiration for 'Santa Claus' — may have been found: report

Raw Story

The coffin of St. Nicholas — considered the primary inspiration for Santa Claus due to his generosity — may have been discovered at an archeological dig site. The church has a tomb on display that is considered the burial location for St. Nicholas, but there has long been debate about whether it matches the history following the theft of the …

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Christmas 2024: A true story of St. Nicholas that doesn’t make it into the carols.

Slate

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. For Venice and Bari, coastal cities on the eastern side of the boot in the north and south, respectively, and dependent on merchant ships arriving and departing from all over the known world, it would be invaluable to have …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Thousands dressed as Santa Claus, Grinch take part in annual New York pub crawl

India Today

Thousands of Kris Kringles and jolly Old St. Nicks are jamming streets, sidewalks and bars from Adelaide to Vancouver on Saturday for annual SantaCon charity pub crawls. In New York City, where temperatures hovered around freezing, the fermented merriment kicked off around 10 am and was slated to stretch into the evening. "The NYC SantaCon is a charitable, non-commercial, non-political, …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Why I took a job as Santa Claus and what it taught me about Christmas

ABC

After a four-decade career as a journalist and editor, Brian Crisp, 62, retired from full-time work in 2019. Photo shows A composite of a reconstruction of St Nicholas's face next to a photo of an elderly man dressed as Santa Claus. St Nicholas's generosity and gift-giving inspired the Christmas legend of Santa Claus. If he thinks you'd be a suitable …

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3 months ago

Chris Evans gets conscripted to save Santa Claus in new trailer for upcoming Christmas movie Red One

Daily Mail

Chris Evans starred in a new trailer for Red One released on Sunday that showed his character being conscripted to rescue Santa Claus. The 43-year-old actor, best known for his portrayal of Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, portrays hacker and bounty hunter Jack O'Malley in the upcoming Christmas action-adventure comedy film by director Jake Kasdan, 49. Chris Evans …

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1 year ago

Who was the real Santa Claus? We sort the facts from the fiction

ABC

Yes, Santa Claus truly did exist. As for his clothing, Dr Brown says there was no consistent dress code for bishops at the time but St Nicholas likely wore a red tunic once he became more prominent. Many of the stories about St Nicholas's interventions or "miracles" involved youths, as well as sailors and travellers. "Because St Nicholas knew that …

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1 year ago

Dead mall, live Santa: A rookie St. Nick steps in at shopping center from ‘Back to the Future’

LA Times

Christmas was coming, and Santa Claus was trying to pump some life into a dying American mall. The scene at Puente Hills Mall in City of Industry, best known as the Twin Pines Mall from the 1985 movie “Back to the Future,” was not exactly merry. Who knows how long this mall’s gonna last.” Elizabeth Rodriguez-Alvarado, who owns Tinseltown Holiday …

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3 years ago

Santa Claus Isn't Coming to Town: Dull Christmas as Covid Sparks St. Nick Shortage in US

News 18

Christmas is just around the corner but you may struggle to spot a Santa spreading joy in the United States this holiday season. That’s because the pandemic has caused a shortage of Father Christmases, according to a booking company and Santa Claus training school. “There’s a tremendous shortage of Santa Claus entertainers,” Mitch Allen, founder of Texas-based rental agency Hire …

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3 years, 3 months ago

From ‘Lou Grant’ to ‘Up,’ here are seven of Ed Asner’s must-see roles

LA Times

Ed Asner logged more than 400 film and TV credits over his career, including as Santa in the movie “Elf.” With a storied six-decade career, the late Ed Asner packed his repertoire with dozens of beloved characters and many, many cameos and guest appearances. The seemingly indefatigable “Mary Tyler Moore Show” alumnus and “Lou Grant” star, who also had a …

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4 years ago

Pandemic prompts scaled back Christmas tradition in Alaska