Santa Claus is usually good news for tourism—and locales all over the world embrace their proximity to the Christmas figure ...

Stretching from the sunny climes of Christmas, Florida to the appropriately frosty North Pole, Alaska - and with a Dasher and Rudolph in between - these towns and villages draw fans who flock to ...

Thomas O’Connor wore many hats before he donned the red tasselled one. He was special assistant to the deputy police ...

However, the Christmas spirit lasts all year long for those who live in towns named after the holiday, like North Pole, Alaska; Christmas, Florida; and Garland, Texas. These towns pull out all the ...

Christmas is a season to spread love and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. This article discusses towns in America named ...

As Christmas nears, New York Times journalists send dispatches from places like Santa Claus, Ind., and North Pole, N.Y.

Santa Claus is set to arrive in town, as a popular Christmas carol announces. Yet, globally, the cheerful St. Nicholas is not ...

Across the US, states have different ways of celebrating Christmas. From festive markets to light displays, take a look at ...

These trees stand out amid annual festivals or have their own place within government buildings, public attractions or city ...

Along with coach Nolan Richardson's basketball team, I spent much of the week prior to Thanksgiving in 1998 in Fairbanks, ...

Alaska, and called the town North Pole. The Miller family built Santa Claus House, a general goods store there. Arizona In the Arizona desert, some people decorate cacti for the Christmas season.