Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some people claim that without Coca-Cola, there would be no Santa Claus as we know him today. From Saint Nicholas to Sinterklaas ...

It’s easy to imagine St. Nicholas as just as mythical as the modern-day Santa Claus. But he actually was a real person. Known as the patron saint of sailors, merchants, and children, Nicholas was born ...

ANNANDALE, Va. (7News) — A special piece of Christmas history has been kept inside an Annadale, Virginia since the 1980s. Each December, the Epiphany of our Lord Byzantine Catholic Church displays a ...

In this video, we dive into the origins of one of the most beloved figures in Christmas lore—Santa Claus. But did you know that Santa’s story begins with the real Saint Nicholas, a bishop known for ...

Modernity knows St. Nicholas as the beneficent bishop upon whom the legend of Santa Claus is based. Tradition knows him as the bellicose bishop who punched out a heretic at the Council of Nicaea.

"Coca-Cola did not create the legend of Santa Claus." The myth that the many-named gift-bringer of Christmas was invented by a soda brand is so persistent that even Coca-Cola has had to step in to ...