But how did Santa become the holiday's figurehead? Here's a history lesson on ol' Saint Nick. Santa Claus' origins date back to about 280 A.D. when St. Nicholas was born, the History Channel reports.

By the 1860s, famous cartoonist Thomas Nast had turned Santa Claus into a fully human-sized character and given him a home at the North Pole. Read more of this story from our National Museum of ...

Pat continued: “Above that first Santa Claus, they wrote Santa Clause - which isn’t correct - but that person changed our history completely. We don’t know who that person was.” ...

He received his M.A. in journalism from The New School and his B.A. in history and political science ... dampening investors' hope for a Santa Claus rally to start 2025. The S&P 500's average ...

I am inclined to think that there may be something to the Santa Claus rally. At least history leaves that door open. The fundamental reasons why Apple stock may outperform around December 25 ...

Wall Street is eager for a so-called Santa Claus rally to propel the S&P 500 ... and a range of other reasons—including past trading history around election years and Decembers broadly ...