We’re in the middle of January blahs; a cold, quiet time of the year when we can look back on memories made during the 2024 holiday season. Some of those memories relate to the legend of Santa Claus.

St. Nicholas of Myra was born circa 280 AD, in what is now Turkey. He came from a wealthy Christian family, and as a young ...

Through the centuries, Santa Claus was a beloved figure on Christmas across the world, but today’s image of the jolly plump man in red was the creation of US magazine Harper’s Weekly and Thomas Nast, ...

His family was wealthy, and he took his inheritance and gave to less fortunate and lived a life of humility. He died on Dec. 6, 346 A.D., which for many European nations has become Saint Nicholas Day, ...

Frank Baum's The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus showed him in a dark frock with animal print fur trim and bold red boots. Thomas Nast was crucial in shaping Santa's image. In 1863, during the ...

It is said if Washington Irving gave us the modern-day image of Santa Claus, then Thomas Nast, the Harper’s Weekly cartoonist, put Santa in his red robes. In his illustration in 1863, he drew Santa ...

which evolved into Santa Claus. The 19th century solidified his image through poems like “A Visit from St. Nicholas” (commonly known as “The Night Before Christmas”) and illustrations by artists like ...

In the early 19th century, Santa Claus began to take on a more recognisable shape, largely thanks to two key figures: Clement Clarke Moore and Thomas Nast. Clement Clarke Moore, an American writer ...

One of the most influential figures in shaping the modern image of Santa was Thomas Nast, an American cartoonist who drew pictures of Santa for Harper's Weekly in the 1860s and 1870s ...