Santa sat by a roaring fire and chatted with me about reindeer, elves and his penchant for cookies and cocoa. I asked him to bring world peace for Christmas ... and more realistic than cinema ...

The Santa Claus you see on Christmas sweaters lately is not the jolly old elf with a sack full of toys, an emblem of holiday cheer and generosity. He’s kind of a dirtbag, to be honest.

Her mother, Tanya Andrews, took her and her six-year-old brother Hugo to see Santa ahead of the Christmas holiday when an elf made a lasting impression on the family. The family from Goole ...

Christmas is right around the corner, but there's no place one particular elf would rather be than at 3-year-old Finley's side. "He is inpatient right now, and he's been here for 15 days or so.