When you think of St. Nicholas, you probably think of a bearded man in a red coat in a sleigh delivering presents on ...

The jolly figure in red we picture today is far from the real St Nicholas, a slim 4th century bishop from Turkey whose legend ...

Every year, the story of the jolly man in red bringing toys to the children reaches our ears. Where did he come from? When ...

It’s easy to imagine Saint Nicholas as just as mythical as the modern-day Santa Claus -- but he actually was a real person.

A coastal drive from Dalaman to Antalya leads through Roman theaters, Byzantine islands, buried basilicas, and ongoing ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — The history of Saint Nicholas, perhaps the most iconic figure of the holiday season, goes back hundreds of years. In this trip Back Down the Pennsylvania Road, Mike Stevens stopped ...

At Epiphany of Our Lord Byzantine Catholic Church in Annandale parishioners recently venerated a rare relic of the ...

IT’S TIME FOR THIS WEEK IN HISTORY BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE UPCOUNTRY HISTORY MUSEUM.THE CLASSIC HOLIDAY POEM, “A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS” WAS FIRST PUBLISH ED ON DECEMBER 23, 1823.

Are you ready for some Christmas cheer? The Yuletide festivities will soon begin on this special day in early December. The Feast of St. Nicholas, fondly referred to by many as St. Nick's Day, takes ...

On December 19, the Russian Orthodox Church honors the memory of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, one of the most revered ...

A special piece of history and Christmas is on display in Annadale, Virginia and has been there since the 1980s.Each December ...