North Pole Alaska: Santa Shuts Down His Mailbox, Stays On Twitter

Many Christmas wishes are bound to never happen this year as destination North Pole, Alaska, is not going to be served by U.S. Postal Service anymore. That means that Santa Claus just will not attend to his mailbox...

Santas Want H1N1 Vaccine Priority for Christmas Season

Department-Store Santas want priority access to the H1N1 vaccine. The men who portray Santa Claus at shopping centers, parades and special events argue that they should be fast-tracked for the Swine Flu vaccine...

Zoo statues not Buddhas

"KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A Buddhist leader said two statues at Missouri's Kansas City Zoo that sparked a complaint from a patron are not images of Buddha, but of a pot-bellied Ho Tai. Lama Chuck...

NORAD Santa Tracker 2008: Where is Santa Right Now?

Every year NORAD (which stands for North American Aerospace Defense Command) offers a special service to kids worldwide by tracking Santa as he makes his way across the globe.  The NORAD Santa Tracker 2008...

China builds the world's largest ice Santa

The city of Harbin in northern China is building the world's largest Santa Claus ice sculpture, even though this year, due to the effects of global warming, they had to make artificial snow for the scupture. The...

Tracking Santa The NORAD Way Christmas 2008 :: Oblate Spheroid

"Illustrators’ Visions of Santa Claus - Over the years, great illustrators have created and shaped the popular vision of Santa Claus. Clockwise from top, left: Thomas Nast, who gave Santa Claus a form almost like...

Miser Brothers are back in new Christmas special

One of my favourite holiday specials when I was a kid was the Rankin-Bass classic The Year Without a Santa Claus.  Two of the scenes I loved most were the Blue Christmas song and the Miser brothers...

No mo' Ho Ho fo' Sacramento

Sacramento, California's annual Santa Claus parade will be canceled unless organizers can scavenge $15,000 to put on a smaller scale version of the event. On the upside, at least there is no chance of any children...

Santa Claus is the Antichrist

Christian theology suggests that the Antichrist will be able to work counterfeit miracles, will oppose Christ, and substitute himself in Christ's place. The Antichrist is here, and his name is Santa Claus. Yes,...

Kennedy Space Center: Santa Touches Down to Install High-Tech Gadget

For decades, Santa has zoomed into Kennedy Space Center --I should know, I helped manage his landing at the Shuttle Landing Facility. What's Santa like? And what special mission is he on at KSC this year?"We all...

Santa's face smashed in by thrown object

"SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A man dressed as Santa Claus was knocked unconscious by a thrown object that hit his face while he was riding on the back of a truck decorated as a sleigh. Kevin Smith says he never saw...

Santa Speaks - From The Big Chair At Bloomingdale's

Okay, a little lame for us adults perhaps, but if you have kids or nieces or nephews, you may want to pass this on ... it's a cute interview with "Santa" from Bloomindale's. Happy holidays! THE SCOOP FROM SANTA

Santa Claus is NOT a Teamster

Driving home from the airport recently, I encountered a colorful and festive sticker on the back bumper of a car in front of me. It’s message, “SANTA IS A TEAMSTER,” activated my skeptic nerve and prompted me to ask the question, “Why would Santa Claus join a labor...

A Song for the Holiday Season : Techno Santa Claus

'Tis the season to be merry and listen to old Holiday favorites. Each year there are new songs competing for the listeners' ears. Here is a song about Techno Santa Claus. Excerpt follows: "All of a sudden old Santa raised his cup,Motioned everybody, Hey will you please...

Sexy,Slimmer Santas-Treat From Moms And Kids

Slim is in and to spread this message Santas have been told to lose weight before Christmas. Bosses at Bluewater shopping centre, UK are putting their twelve Father Christmases through a workout early each...

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