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Is Santa's Famous Forebear Buried in Ireland?

By Theunis BatesDec 18th 2009 – 7:30PM
ZUMA Press

ZUMA Press

(Dec. 18) -- Just about now, the Santa Claus loved by children everywhere is busy wrapping up presents at his home in the North Pole. But if some historians are correct, the figure who inspired everyone's favorite portly gift-giver lies buried in a moss-covered Irish graveyard. At issue isn't the white-bearded reindeer...

Who Really Made Us Dream of a White Christmas?

Dec 18th 2009 – 12:55PM
Mansell

Mansell

(Dec. 18) -- Every Christmas song sings wistfully of snow falling sleigh rides, and delightfully frightful weather. Every movie is filled with large and fluffy flakes that turn stark villages into magical white kingdoms but somehow never interrupt the joyous green- and red-clad travelers. We marvel at Christmas lights and...

Naughty & Nice: We're Making a List

By Sphere StaffDec 14th 2009 – 7:00AM
Getty

Getty

(Dec. 14) -- The big guy at the North Pole is very busy this month. He even needs volunteer "elves" in Alaska to answer his mail. So the Sphere crew is pitching in to help Santa by making a list of who's naughty and who's nice. We'll update it during December and we hope you'll check it twice -- or more -- and pass it...

11 Things: This Week's Big List of Lists

By Steve PendleburyDec 11th 2009 – 8:55AM
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AP / Getty Images

(Dec. 11) -- Perhaps you've noticed as you cruise around the Internet that lists are a) overused gimmicks b) still incredibly popular. Put together a "Top 10" or "5 Best" and, it seems, people can't resist clicking on it. And with 2010 just a few weeks away, everyone is taking a look back and making lists that say...

Dear Santa: What Kids Really Want

Dec 9th 2009 – 4:11PM
Dan Kitwood, Getty Images

Dan Kitwood, Getty Images

SCRANTON, Pa. (Dec. 9) - A microscope. A new puppy. A mother. And absolutely, positively NO CLOTHES. From the humorous to the heart-wrenching, children's wish lists to Santa reveal that children aren't as toy-centric as parents think - and that they're not as polite as perhaps they should be. Carole Slotterback, a...

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To Christians Who Still Believe Homosexuality Is a Sin

By John Shore May 08th 2012 - 01:33PM

One December day, when I was 7 years old, and alone in our house, I snuck into my parents' bedroom, hauled open their closet door, and found, fresh from the department store, just about every toy I had asked Santa to bring me that upcoming Christmas.

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