How Saint Nicholas Became Santa Claus

Ask any child what Santa looks like, and he or she can probably describe him – he’s a fat guy with a white beard, a red suit and hat, and a reindeer-drawn sleigh. But how did the gift-giving habits of Saint Nicholas, a Christian saint who lived in the third century, evolve into the myth of a jolly old elf who slides down chimneys? Two people,... [Read more]