Santa and Mrs. Claus live in an icicle built for two. He lovingly tends his garden, all the while laughing, “Hoe, hoe, hoe!” Santa always wears the same suit, but it stays clean because Mrs ...

Long ago, shamans -- and reindeer -- in the Far East were known to eat red and white mushrooms. And then hallucinate. A Harvard biologist asks, is it possible this is the source of the "jolly" man ...

Merry Christmas. The tradition that Santa Claus, or Father Christmas as he is known in England, traveled through the night in a sleigh pulled by eight reindeer is thought to be a Scandinavian myth.… ...

This is the busiest time of year for Mr. Claus, who lives in the North Pole with his wife, Mrs. Claus. With the help of his elves, Santa typically finishes making toys around Dec. 12.

Every morning, Santa’s reindeer start off with the most important meal of the day and have breakfast before getting into their exercises and stretches, according to farm manager Lauren Waite.

While characters resembling Santa Claus have circulated throughout the world for centuries, the notion of a sleigh pulled by reindeer wouldn’t become prominent until the 19th century.