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The Emperor's New Santa Suit

Gillian Clark | Posted 05.16.2012

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I admit to entering a dark room to take a tooth and leave a dollar under the pillow. Perhaps because no adult in my life lied to me, I raised my kids with a tempered version of my mother's honesty. Will it hurt? Yes, only for a minute.

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What Can Elijah Learn From Santa Claus?

Rabbi Laura Baum | Posted 04.05.2012

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As a rational Jew, I can't help but wonder why we give Elijah such a grand role. When stepping back and thinking about Elijah, we have an intellectual quandary to solve: is Elijah worthy of his place at our tables?

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At 73, This 'Santa Claus' Refuses To Slow Down -- All Year Long

stclairshores.patch.com | Posted 03.29.2012

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When Bryan Mazey arrived at Roy O'Brien Ford last December to pick up hundreds of toys purchased by employees, the leadership team at the dealership c...

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When Jesus Met Santa Claus

Laurence Watts | Posted 03.03.2012

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I know what you're thinking. It's January, you've New Year's resolutions to break, and you're nervously waiting for your credit card bill to arrive. Why on Earth is someone writing an article about Santa Claus? The short answer is: I've had a revelation.

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A Christmas Gift for Pierpont Morgan

Carolyn Vega | Posted 02.29.2012

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What do you get for the dad who has everything? Something more personal than a sweater or tie, for sure. One year, J.P. Morgan, Jr. (known as Jack) found a perfect little gift for his father.

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Dashing Thru the Sky, on an @FlyAirNZ Sledge... Yay!

Jo Brothers | Posted 02.27.2012

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As we count down to the last days of 2011, residents of Christchurch in New Zealand's South Island are looking forward to a more settled 2012.

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WATCH: LeBron Heckled By Drinking Santa

The Huffington Post | Chris Greenberg | Posted 12.26.2011

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The threat that Santa Claus could possibly deliver a lump of coal to misbehaving young children rather than hoped-for presents has been used to keep y...

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Pete Fontana Brings Joy To Both The Needy And The Giving

Posted 12.25.2011

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Thousands of hand-written notes addressed to the North Pole are intercepted by one very special elf each year. Make that "chief elf officer." Pete...

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Santa's War on Christmas

Jason Stanford | Posted 02.22.2012

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If there is a War on Christmas, the liberals are getting routed. It's time for evangelicals to declare victory on this front and fight the real secular threat to the true meaning of Christmas: Santa Claus.

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The Super Santas Who Give Hope To Children Who Have Lost It All

HuffingtonPost.com | Eleanor Goldberg | Posted 12.25.2011

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For the more than 16 million children living in poverty, climbing onto Santa Claus' lap isn't about the "ho, ho, hos" and asking for a shiny new iPod....

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Is Faith In Santa Genetic?

AP | CONNIE CASS | Posted 02.22.2012

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WASHINGTON — Why do kids believe a chubby guy in a flying sleigh can deliver joy across America? Because their parents do. A whopping 84 percent...

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WATCH: A Different Kind Of 'War On Christmas'

Posted 12.22.2011

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At this point, it's all but inevitably that the Robot Uprising will soon extend to all things we hold sacred, including (but not limited to) the holid...

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WATCH: Santa Fights To Deliver The Mail

Posted 12.22.2011

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After years of delivering mail during the holiday season dressed as Santa Claus, one Washington postal worker received a complaint about his cheery, r...

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Kids With Cancer Get Surprise Trip To Disney World From Santa

www.wcyb.com | Posted 12.22.2011

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BRISTOL, Tenn. -- "At four it doesn't really register what cancer means. She's never fully understood that this isn't something every four year old do...

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Christmas and the Reindeer: What Is One to Do?

Ken White | Posted 02.21.2012

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A Miracle on 34th Street aside, most families develop their own holiday classics. Here's one of our favorites, back long ago when our daughter, now grown, struggled to keep her eyes open in hopes of catching a glimpse of Santa.

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Making a List, Checking It Twice...

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.20.2012

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"OK, big guy, you keep putting it off, but we have got to get to the Washington naughty/nice list. It's almost time to load the sleigh, and we've got to issue orders to the Toy Room."

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Commercialized Christmas

Tom Falco | Posted 02.20.2012

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WATCH: Underwater Santa Dives For Charity

Posted 02.20.2012

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He goes down a chimney and flies through the sky, but it's not often you see Santa submerged. But fortunately for needy chilren, there's a scuba d...

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PHOTO: No-Pants Santa!

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 12.21.2011

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We all know Heidi Klum loves a good costume. Robot, cadaver, monkey -- she's done 'em all. But for this time of year the supermodel got more tradit...

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Autism-friendly Santas A Hit At Malls, Parties

AP | By STEPHANIE REITZ | Posted 02.20.2012

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HARTFORD, Conn. -- Visiting the mall to share Christmas wishes with Santa has never been part of Ben Borre's childhood, a sad but necessary concession...

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Christians Are Fighting The Wrong 'War On Christmas'

Skye Jethani | Posted 02.19.2012

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It amazes me that in less than a century Christians have gone from opposing over-consumption at Christmas to demanding it be done in Christ's name alone.

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Santa Claus Is Coming to Town... NOT

Sarah Khan | Posted 02.19.2012

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When I was a kid I, like millions of other children across America, ardently believed in Santa Claus. The problem? That persnickety detail that I'm Muslim.

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A Brief History Of Santa Claus

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 12.22.2011

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Warning: This video contains potentially sensitive information about Santa Claus. If little ones are around, you may want to wait to watch the video. ...

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Santa Claus Exclusive: 'I'm Gay and I'm Quitting the North Pole'

Laurence Watts | Posted 02.18.2012

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Now determined to live life on his terms, he's quitting the Christmas present business and retiring to Florida: "Do you know how depressing it is to be on Grindr and see that the nearest non-elf action is 497 miles away in Svalbard?!"

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An Open Letter to Santa

Pat LaMarche | Posted 02.17.2012

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Nobody's got to tell you, Santa, that there are a million or more kids without homes. Not just kids without chimneys for you to drop down, but no house, nothing, nadda.

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