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 ...

"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.