Santa’s Candy Castle dates back to 1935, and it’s a can’t-miss stop when visiting Santa Claus. The shop offers a staggeringly large collection of candies, including vintage and rare sweet ...

Jennifer Harrison, 60, a Mrs. Claus impersonator from NYC, and Brant Miller, 42, the most popular Santa Claus at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, ...

This is not your father’s Santa Claus; instead, he’s clearly full of changes designed to appeal to what analytics firm Numerator says is the typical Target shopper: a white suburban mother ...

The park has Santa Claus Land murals, and the shops sell vintage-looking merchandise. I didn't have to wait in long lines to meet Santa Claus or the park mascots, Safari Sam and Holidog.

"Santa Claus" derives from his Dutch name, "Sint Nikolaas," or "Sinter Klaas" for short. Dutch immigrants began to spread knowledge of the saint to the American public in the late 1700s.

When Americans catch a glimpse of Santa Claus — whether in movies or at a shopping mall — he usually looks the same. He's rotund, sporting a long white beard and a fluffy red-and-white hat.