A wide variety of media reports indicate that scams using Santa Claus are on the rise. A number of “Santa services” can now be purchased online and offline promising letters, phone calls, emails, videos or personalized chats with Santa. But some parents are reporting that some of these service providers merely take the money and [...]

Defending Santa.com is once again decrying a foul portrayal of Santa Claus. This time the offending parties belong to a rowdy San Francisco crowd fueled by alcohol — and each of the participants will be dressed as Santa Claus.
“It is a sad commentary on society when a sacred figure can be maligned so completely,” [...]

It may not sound like “tree-hugging,” but cutting down a real tree for Christmas is actually greener than going with the artificial kind, one scientist says.
“It is a little counterintuitive to people,” said Clint Springer, a biologist at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia.
Because of concerns over deforestation around the world, many people naturally [...]

It probably takes a lot to thrill a Tony-winning singer-actor whom The New York Times once dubbed “the last leading man,” but Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell admits he was really excited to be part of “Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Brian Stokes Mitchell and Edward Hermann,” a one-hour holiday concert premiering Wednesday, [...]

Apparently Santa Claus has determined that every user on Facebook is naughty, and for Christmas they are all getting a computer virus as opposed to the traditional lump of coal.
The spammers are at it again on the popular Facebook social network. According to Panda Security, the new computer virus attack involves the posting of [...]

The United States Postal Service has released their shipping deadlines to ensure packages get to their destination by Christmas. If you are shipping domestically, this year you must ship by December 16th for parcel post to arrive by Christmas, December 21st for First Class and Priority Mail to arrive by Christmas and December 23rd [...]

The queen of daytime will interview the president of the country during an ABC holiday special that brings together Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama.
The network has announced “Christmas at the White House: An Oprah Primetime Special,” which includes an interview with the president, a conversation with the First Couple and tour of the White House.
The [...]

Defending Santa.com is starting to report on the reaction from the Christmas world on the news from Variety that a movie project is underway to tell the story of The Santa Wars.
Once upon a time a small number of professional Santa Clauses formed an association called the Amalgamated Order of Real Bearded Santas. In [...]