Every Christmas season, letters to Santa flood in from kids around the world — but in Santa Claus, Indiana, volunteers become Santa’s elves to ensure every child gets a reply. This small town, ...

One of this nation’s most enduring Christmas tales is the reply by Francis P. Church, editorial writer for the New York Sun, to a letter from little Virginia O’Hanlon of Manhattan, asking if there was ...

(Editor's note: This story originally appeared in 2014 in the Indianapolis Star.) Santa Claus, Ind., located in Spencer County was given that name on Christmas Eve in 1852 by a small group of German ...

For 15 years, retired mail carrier Jeff Boyles has been on a mission to make sure letters from local children to Santa get answered. His tradition started during his mail route with the St. Joseph ...

Amy Jo Meyers remembers visiting Santa at a Green Bay department store when she was a child and handing him a letter with her Christmas wish list. “I believe in the magic of Christmas,” Meyers said.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — It’s nice to have connections, especially to the big man himself. Midstate kids Stella and Sam nearly missed sending their letter to Santa Claus ahead of Christmas Eve.

Brianna Krawczyk is pictured with her first grade class at C.C. Ring Elementary School. Writing letters to Santa Claus may not be the oldest Christmas tradition observed around the world – but it’s ...

WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service has officially opened letter adoptions for the holiday season as part of Operation Santa. Every year, the program accepts and organizes letters addressed ...