Parents await the question with quiet dread. When their child comes home from school and makes that horrid inquiry, they know that innocence is ending. The joy and wonder of childhood passes far too ...

Yes, Santa Claus exists, though perhaps not in the way many might initially think. The word "illusion" need not be understood as something false or deceitful. Rather, I propose that illusions are not ...

Santa Claus makes an appearance Dec. 7 in downtown St. Joseph, Mich., during the annual Reindog Parade. (Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium) NEW YORK (AP) — Sure, it’s a family story they can chuckle ...

Year after year, you spend time with your kids making lists for Santa or taking them to the mall to visit him. You probably talk about the naughty and nice list and maybe leave out cookies and milk on ...

Santa Claus is a big part of the Christmas tradition. From music to retail to the shows our children watch, the jolly old man is front and center. Parents who celebrate the holiday may have to decide ...

Is Santa real? At some point in their young lives, nearly every kid who celebrates Christmas will ask that question. And more ...

Eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York's Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis ...

In December last year I caught a nasty virus that rendered me completely mute for weeks, unable to squeak out a sound. I carried a pad of paper with me everywhere, scrawling out requests and answers ...

Sure, it's a family story they can chuckle about NOW. But Lisa Highfill wasn't laughing that December day almost 20 years ago. She had just parked the car in the garage when her then-8-year-old son ...