Santa Claus

Scarlett Doumato, a 10-year-old from Cumberland, R.I., submitted DNA evidence to the police to determine whether or not Santa Claus visited her home on Christmas Eve. This week, she received a response.

The girl, a Cumberland resident, had sent the cookie and carrot sticks to the town’s police department to ask if they can be tested for DNA.

NORAD, the U.S. military agency responsible for monitoring and defending the skies above North America, will launch its Santa tracker Saturday at 12 p.m. ET

With the push of a button, 4-year-old Logan and his little sister are transported to a magical place that leads them straight to Santa’s front door. Janna O’Neil shared her son’s experience visiting Santa at the Natick Mall earlier this month on TikTok. “He was so enamored and so amazed by it all,” she said. The post has since...

The “head elf” at a non-profit organization is working hard to ensure children who are blind or visually impaired can send letters to Santa Claus in Braille.

A team of “elves” at VisionCorps are working to make sure letters to Santa from visually impaired children are received by St. Nick.

Santa Claus, a staple at malls and other holiday events, has been harder to find this year as demand has far exceeded the supply of available Santas.

Find out how to help the USPS get children’s wishes to Santa fulfilled.

Find out how to help the USPS get children’s wishes to Santa fulfilled.

‘Twas the weeks before Christmas, and all through town, no one was in more demand than Santa. “I get calls everyday, it is difficult, a lot of people are looking for Santas,” Santa said while working Tuesday at the Bass Pro Shops in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Those in the know, you know, the ones with white beards and red robes, tell…

A “Certified Santa Claus” from Finland’s Santa Claus Foundation arrived early in Japan to bring the spirit of Christmas.

Photographs of Santa Claus are easy to find during the holiday season. But a simple search led to some interesting snapshots of Ol’ Saint Nick.

Who’s on the naughty and nice lists of Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, the state’s U.S. senators and other top politicians this holiday season? They offered a glimpse of that as they sang carols with Alison King for NBC10 Boston’s annual “Political Harmony” video — though some were more forthcoming than others. It is politics, after all! On the nice...

Santa Claus is making his way around the world this Christmas Eve, and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is tracking his movement across the globe.

Rest assured, kids of all ages: Santa’s coming this Christmas Eve, and a second holiday with COVID-19 won’t stop him.

You don’t expect to see Santa Claus at the controls of a backhoe digging up a sidewalk in Roxbury. Sam Fuller is the backhoe Santa of Boston, and he’s raising money. “It’s Christmas time. I know the Salvation Army can get all the help they get, so I decided, why not pitch to my company about riding around in...

A Roman Catholic diocese in Sicily has apologized to outraged parents after its bishop told a group of children that Santa Claus doesn’t exist

You better not pout, you better not cry, and here is why: Santa is trying to come to town this holiday season, even with record demand. On a recent night in Manchester, New Hampshire, a group of Santas came together for a Santa supper — a chance to catch their breath between deciding who is naughty and nice. “We are…

Old Navy is launching a virtual “Santa BOOT Camp” on Friday to train would-be Kris Kringles of color in the art of spreading holiday cheer.