This Christmas, many children welcomed a familiar visitor – a jolly man in a red suit and a sleigh full of gifts.

Join us as we look at the origins, forgotten traditions, and the rise of Christmas consumerism, from zoo animals in 1924 to giant balloons and Black Friday battles. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade helped shape modern Christmas, Santa Claus, and America...

Santa Claus is the Americanization of Sinterklaas, but he’s also called St Nick and Father Christmas and Kris Kringle which comes from Germany.

Considered as the very first Christmas movie and a technical marvel of its time, Santa Claus is an 1898 British short silent drama film, directed by George Albert Smith, which features Santa Claus visiting a house on Christmas Eve.

Santa rings in the holiday cheer with his rendition of an Elvis Presley favorite.

A Christmas classic that's been broadcast since 1964, discover the history surrounding its production and the other famous Rankin/Bass puppets!

A look at Slavic, Baltic, Celtic and Germanic Christmas-time traditions and their similarities and origins, with an especial focus on Yule, as well as the nature of Santa Claus.

Everyone's happy in Stinky Cigars, the secret town where all the holiday characters live—except Murray Weiner, the grumpy owner of Murray's Holiday Diner.

Celebrate Kelly's favorite holiday of the year with 10 fantastically festive Christmas moments from The Kelly Clarkson Show! You'll jingle all the way to Christmas with Michelle Obama, Anna Kendrick, Idina Menzel, The Grinch and many more! Merry Christmas...

Here’s some throwback fun for this holiday season! It’s a video for “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” by The Jackson 5 reimagined as a classic animated video. This clip was inspired by the '60s and '70s animation style that includes iconic shows like Fat...

The Year Without a Santa Claus is a 1974 stop motion animated Christmas television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. The story is based on Phyllis McGinley's 1956 book of the same name.

Original 1970 classic film. A postman (the voice of Fred Astaire) explains why Santa has whiskers, lives at the North Pole and brings presents once a year.

Four classic family favorites in one collection.