But who exactly is Old St. Nicholas, and how did he become the Santa Claus we know today? The legend of St. Nicholas. The real St. Nicholas is thought to have been born around 280 A.D., coming up ...

Eventually, St. Nicholas morphed into the secular Santa Claus.Artist Thomas Nast, an engraver in Morristown, New Jersey, who illustrated the front cover of Harper’s magazine for many years ...

While December 25th is the big day here in the States, the billions of people celebrating around the world hold many different traditions and rituals.

The white-bearded Christian saint whose acts of generosity inspired America’s secular Santa Claus figure is known worldwide — but Saint Nicholas' origin story is not.

Eventually, St. Nicholas morphed into the secular Santa Claus.Artist Thomas Nast, an engraver in Morristown, New Jersey, who illustrated the front cover of Harper’s magazine for many years ...

The legends surrounding jolly old St. Nicholas — celebrated annually on Dec. 6 — go way beyond delivering candy and toys to children. Skip to content. NOWCAST WPBF 25 News at 6 a.m.