Mrs. Claus might not be Santa’s beard, but she may be doing a certain sort of sanitizing cultural work for his once-wilder character. The old bachelor had to settle down. And if Mrs. Claus is ...

With his red suit, big belly and jolly beard, Santa Claus' image has been associated with the Christmas season for decades. But he didn't always look like how you might picture him today ...

“This characteristic, combined with a thick beard, is very reminiscent of the figure we have in mind when we think of Santa Claus.” Saint Nicholas of Myra — known for only rewarding well ...