Twentieth century newspaper trend reports show that oranges won't be coming back in vogue as Christmas stocking stuffers ...

From 1952 to 2008, children in Deerfield had an opportunity to write letters to Santa Claus and, after some time, a letter from the big man himself would be sent back to the child. Now, decades ...

She wrote letters to Santa, and sometimes he even wrote back ... We told her that when a child grows old enough, they get to learn the true story and become part of the tradition by helping ...

The campaign proved to be successful. In 1934, an Evansville Press story reported that the Santa Claus processed a letter from a child in China. Sadly that letter writer never received a reply as ...

The letter to Santa Claus is a rite of passage for many ... and she wanted a doll and yellow ribbons. In 1960, a child asked for a gun that shoots ping pong balls and a new teddy bear.

Ott says she picks up letters from children on her route and sends them straight to the North Pole. Not only that, she says she also delivers Santa’s handwritten replies to each child.

The women said the letters they read are "precious" and sometimes they can't help but chuckle at the requests — like the child who pleaded with Santa to bring a pigeon on Christmas Day.

For another mom of three, the exorbitant costs of child care were only the tipping point of an already challenging situation. She wrote in a Globe Santa letter that multiple health complications ...

“Although Santa won’t have time to respond ... An earlier version of this story referred to one of the letter-writers incorrectly. The child's name is Hugh. This version has been updated.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Instead of a letter to Santa, some kids might try a letter to the Grinch. The Mr. Softee ice cream store on State Street in downtown Santa Barbara has converted its ...

Mele went on to explain that her older son, who is 11, has an understanding about Santa Claus and his parents ... "But baby, after we got that 50 page email letter from the teacher at 5:30 ...