One of the creepiest Christmas ads from the late 1800s in Shreveport claimed that Santa Claus loved a particular laundry that specialized in making shirts as white as Christmas snow. But one of ...

St. Nicholas was introduced to the U.S. in the early 1800s, and quickly mutated ... have started to feature a leaner, healthier Santa on their Christmas cards.

It's hard to imagine now, but at the beginning of the 19th century Christmas was hardly celebrated. Many businesses did not even consider it a holiday. However by the end of the century it had ...