The holiday season brings with it a myriad of traditions and one of the more playful twists on festive customs involves a mischievous character known as the naughty elf. This pint-sized troublemaker ...

When Hope Haley’s 7-year-old daughter asked why “The Elf on the Shelf” didn’t visit their Las Vegas home, she was ready. Haley told her that families have to apply to get an elf from Santa ...

Santa told him that he was secretly a chiropractor. He told the elf not to tell Mrs. Claus. If Mrs. Claus found out she would always being asking Santa to crack her back.

Jon Favreau‘s holiday season classic Elf turns Will Ferrell’s Buddy the Elf into one of Santa’s good-natured, cheerful helpers, while the filmmakers were able to draw humor from his vast ...

New advertisements from Target depict Santa Claus as fit and ruggedly handsome. We explore the many faces of Santa Claus with Christmas historian Bruce Forbes.

Santa Claus and his elves read all the letters sent to him at his "official" address at Santa Claus Village in Lapland, Finland. Santa Clausâ Main Post Office/Cover Images Santa Claus is alive ...

Fred, not Santa, is the main attraction in "Fred Claus." But Giamatti's version of Santa complement's Vince Vaughn's Fred perfectly in this off-beat Claus movie.

The letters ask Globe Santa for gift assistance — toys, books, and games from the Globe’s 69-year-old charity, a signature program of the Boston Globe Foundation.

Whether they're at the mall, the hospital, a community event or even a dentist's office — people want to see Santa. Here's how a network of Christmas performers across New England make sure that ...