On Dec. 17, 1898, the Times Recorder published several letters to Santa Claus. Just like today, the kids were excited. Here is a sampling of the letters, along with a spinkling of comments from me: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The short film shows how well established all the classic Santa tropes were by the end of the 19th century. Santa coming down the ...

Who is the most-enduring character in screen history? Well, to quote the old holiday song: “It must be Santa, Santa Claus…” Yes, the right jolly old elf has the longest history of any screen character ...

When people unfolded their copies of the Buffalo Times on Dec. 6, 1898, they read news of a diamond heist, a double divorce and a deadly boating accident in Algiers. But there, at the bottom of the ...

Well over a century ago, jolly old Saint Nick made his cinematic debut, in a short film appropriately titled “Santa Claus.” What was the first-ever Christmas movie? If you’re thinking It’s a Wonderful ...