Sustainability| More...
 

Santa Claus

Childhood Christmas Wonder Reborn in a Place You'd Never Guess (Hint: They're Too Big to Fail, Too)

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 12.28.2009 | World

Read More: Gcc, News, Abu Dhabi, Muslim Christmas, U.S., World, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Christmas Eve, Merry Christmas, America, United Arab Emirates, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Abdul Raheem Salim, Dean Martin, Middle East, Oman, Global News, Sheikha Lubna, Bing Crosby, Christians, Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Mahalia Jackson, Oud, Wafi Mall, Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Minister of Finance and Industry UAE, U.S. Dollar, United States, Minister of Economy UAE, Nat King Cole, Santa, Arab, Abdul Rahim Salim, Santa Claus, Sheikh Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Foreign Trade UAE, Christmas Tree, Christian, Duba, Dirham, Syria, Lebanon, Muslim, World News
Yvonne R. Davis

I experienced the rebirth of the hope, excitement and magic of this holiday -- and of all places, where it came together for this resurrection was at the Wafi Mall in Dubai.

Read Post

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

Janet C. Rotter | Posted 12.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Santa Claus, New York Sun, Virginia O'Hanlon, Studio School, New York News
Janet C. Rotter

In 1897, a little girl wrote a famous letter to The New York Sun. The paper's editor, Francis Pharcellus Church, responded with the now-famous phrase, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus."

Read Post

Santa Lives On At South Street Seaport

nytimes.com | MANNY FERNANDEZ | Posted 12.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Santa Claus, South Street Seaport, Roger Franklin, Santa, New York City, New York, Christmas, New York News

In the biggest, brashest city in the country, in the land of 16 million sharp elbows and deadly shootouts in Times Square, there is room for Santa Cla...

Read Whole Story

Santa Interventions: Helping Parents Save The Magic

Tom Matlack | Posted 12.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Relationships, Santa Claus, Kids, Christmas, The Giving Life, Parenting, Christmas Spirit, Giving, Holiday Season, Living News
Tom Matlack

Christmas is upon us, and for many Santa's bag full of surprises includes an assortment of personal dilemmas all having to do with ... Santa.

Read Post

The 6 Most Horrific Ways Pop Culture Has Misused Santa Claus

cracked.com | Posted 12.23.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Pop Culture Santa Claus, Santa Tattoo, Santa Claus, Santa Toilet, Misusing Santa Claus, Christmas, Comedy News

Santa Claus belongs to everybody. And we mean that literally; nobody owns the copyright on the character. That is as it should be, but it does leave r...

Read Whole Story

A Look Inside Santa Claus University

Mark C. Miller | Posted 12.23.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Santa Claus, Holiday Season, Comedy News, Christmas, Comedy News
Mark C. Miller

How would you like to be paid for making people feel really good as they sit on your lap? No, it's not that; get your mind out of the gutter. I'm talking about being a seasonal Santa Claus.

Read Post

Under Stimulated: Building Trains and Other Stuff We Need Rather Than What Wall Street Dictates

Joel Epstein | Posted 12.25.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Upper East Side, Vice President Biden, New Year's, President Obama, Gm, Christmas, Park Avenue, Maccabees, High Speed Rail, Facebook, Los Angeles, High Speed Internet, Chanukah, Japan, Aig, Neoconservatives, Infrastructure, Economic Stimulus Package, Berkeley, Citibank, Uncle Sam, Santa Claus, New York Times, San Francisco, Timothy Geithner, Google, Mass Transit, Los Angeles News
Joel Epstein

I'm making real investment in fast trains that run where people live and want to go my wish for the New Year.

Read Post

A Winter Sugarland: Country's Merry (Christmas) Melodies

Michael Bialas | Posted 12.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Joey+Rory, Jennifer Hudson, Concerts, Joey Martin, Keith Urban, Rory Feek, Christmas, Cd, Kristian Bush, Denver, Jennifer Nettles, Country, Oprah Winfrey, Santa Claus, Sara Evans, Sugarland, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

If your elves forgot about the iPod-wielding, country-music loving member of your household, consider picking up these stocking stuffers worthy of some Christmas cheer.

Read Post

Where Are the Snows -- and Shovels -- of Christmas Past?

Michael Winship | Posted 12.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Christmas Carols, Snow Storm, Snow, Christmas, Santa Claus, Santacon, Queens, Christmas Eve, New York City, John Lindsay, New York News
Michael Winship

It once was said that the definition of a city was a place where one could keep a mistress and buy a violin; to me it's a place where someone else does the sidewalks.

Read Post

Obama Visits Boys & Girls Club, Reads To Children (PHOTOS)

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 12.22.2009 | Impact

Read More: Santa Claus, Barack Obama Boys & Girls Club, Barack Obama Christmas, The Polar Express, Barack Obama the Polar Express, Barack Obama, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Slideshow, Impact News

The Associated Press: WASHINGTON — Barack Obama brought a beloved book to read. He brought a press entourage. He brought cookies shaped like Bo...

Read Whole Story

Taiwan's Santa Bus Drivers (PHOTOS)

GlobalPost | Jonathan Adams | Posted 12.22.2009 | World

Read More: Santa Claus, Taiwan, Santa, Taiwan Santa Claus, World News

Hop on a bus in Taiwan these days, and you might find Santa Claus behind the wheel....

Read Whole Story

Colombia To Chavez: Maybe 'Spy Plane' Was Santa's Sleigh

AP | Posted 12.22.2009 | World

Read More: Spy Plane, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Colombia, Santa Claus, Colombia Venezuela, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Chavez, World News

BOGOTA — Colombia's defense chief joked Monday that Venezuelan troops might have mistaken Santa's sleigh for a spy plane, dismissing accusations...

Read Whole Story

A Letter From Santa: Oh Yes We Can!

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 12.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Generosity, Peace, Happiness, Inner Life, Yoga, Ed and Deb Shapiro, Santa Claus, Christmas, Meditation, The Inner Life, Living News
Ed and Deb Shapiro

Join me by opening your hearts, not just your wallets, and recognizing that we are all one big human family and we need to be loved and appreciated, whatever color our skin may be or whatever our name is.

Read Post

How A Nice Jewish Boy Learned To Like Christmas ... Because Of Paganism

Jay Michaelson | Posted 12.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Chanukah, Hanukkah, Bible, Christmas Trees, Paganism, Christmas, Santa Claus, Kabbalah, Menorah, Easter Eggs, Menorah-Archaelogy, Asherah, Living News
Jay Michaelson

While I'm still not a fan of endless C-major holiday songs and goyishe blinking lights, I have learned to make my peace with Chrismas - ironically, because of the same "paganism" that I once used to decry.

Read Post

Really, Santa Claus, It Is Time That You Go on a Diet and Begin Exercising

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 12.21.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Stroke, Exercise, Santa Claus, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Obesity, Diet, Hypertension, Christmas Food, Christmas, Weight Loss, Overeating, Los Angeles News
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

Dear Jolly Old St. Nick. You have a problem: You're obese.

Read Post

Growing Up: Santa's Last Visit?

Irene Zutell | Posted 12.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Tips for Holiday Season, Santa Claus, Holiday Season, Christmas Gifts, Christmas, Parenting, Living News
Irene Zutell

Here she is--a girl who gets perfect scores on standardized tests. A girl who reads Charles Dickens as if it were Beverly Cleary. A girl who writes stories as if channeling an adult. A girl who believes in Santa.

Read Post

Parenting Crisis: The Santa Claus Lie

April Daniels Hussar | Posted 12.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Santa Claus, Parenting, Christmas, Christianity, Living News
April Daniels Hussar

I asked my husband if he feels bad that we taught Isabella about Santa Claus. "Yes. It's a lie." He's worried that when she does find out the truth, she won't believe in magic again. The real kind of magic.

Read Post

A Letter From Santa

Thelma Adams | Posted 12.24.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Mrs. Claus, Magical Elves, Christmas, Santa Claus, Christmas-Humor, Butner Federal Correctional Complex, Bernie Madoff, Hyde Park, Comedy News
Thelma Adams

December 21, 2009 Dear Needy Children, In response to your many letters: no, no and no! I'm tired of reading your Christmas lists. You! You! You! W...

Read Post

Yes, Santa Claus, There is a Virginia

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 12.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Quantum Physics, Christmas, Santa Claus, Living News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

If there were no Virginia, the eternal childhood that makes our lives have meaning would be extinguished. Not believe in Virginia! You might as well not believe in quantum physics!

Read Post

Despite Recession, Stock Market's 'Santa Claus Rally' May Happen Before Year's End

AP | DAVE CARPENTER | Posted 12.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Santa Claus Rally, Santa Claus, Wall Street Crisis, Trading, Wall Street, Business News

Skeptical kids can doubt whether Santa Claus exists. But for stock-market statisticians, there's not much debate: The year-end lift known as the Santa...

Read Whole Story

Yes Virginia, There Really Is a Santa Claus

Reyne Haines | Posted 12.21.2009 | Style

Read More: Santa Claus, History, Collecting, Style News
Reyne Haines

Modern technology has invited us into Santa's office via webcam. If you'd like to see what's he's up to the week before Christmas, click here!

Read Post

The Invention of Santa Claus

Louise Mirrer | Posted 12.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Catholic Church, Washington Irving, St. Nicholas, Civil War, Protestants, Clement Clarke Moore, Christmas, General Robert E. Lee, Santa Claus, Atheists, Thomas Nast, Ulysses S. Grant, Secular Celebration, New York News
Louise Mirrer

The modern image of Santa Claus was invented in the 19th century by New Yorkers, as a secular myth meant to unite the city's diverse and growing population.

Read Post

Kristopher Kringle, Beloved Children's Entertainer, Dead at 1000+

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 12.21.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Food Addiction, Santa Claus, Humor, Kristopher Kringle Obit, Kris Kringle Dead, Kris Kringle Obit, Kris Kringle, Comedy and Satire, Santa, Comedy and Humor, Satire, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Santa Claus Dead, Saint Nicholas Dead, Santa Claus Obit, Humor and Satire, Kristopher Kringle, Saint Nicholas Obit, Comedy, Comedy News
Jilly Gagnon

Kris Kringle died last night at his home in the North Pole. He is best known for his work as "Santa Claus" and "Saint Nicholas." When sarcasm grew in the 80s, his career tanked, marred by low-budget films starring Tim Allen.

Read Post

What If Santa Were Gay?

Ruth Sherman | Posted 12.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Homosexuality, Off-Broadway, Santa Claus, Theatre, Candi Cushman, Santa Clause Is Coming Out, Jeffrey Solomon, Glsen, Michelle Malkin, Kevin Jennings, Bill O'Reilly, Barack Obama, Politics News
Ruth Sherman

I just saw a sweet, funny, Off-Broadway play entitled "Santa Claus Is Coming Out" that entertains exactly this question. We learn that Santa Claus is afraid; he is actually a closeted gay man.

Read Post

Happy Macysmas!

Meredith Lopez | Posted 12.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Macy's, Kids, Holidays, Christmas, Santa Claus, Toddlers, Christmas in New York, Parenting, Chanukah, Living News
Meredith Lopez

The Princeling was two months old when first we took him to see Santa, and the photo we got was a hysterical baby in red and white pajamas being held at arm's length by a terrified Santa.

Read Post