I loved Ben Crandell’s story about him playing Santa Claus for special needs students in Fort Lauderdale (“What you learn as an unlikely first-time St. Nick in South Florida,” Dec. 25). This is what ...

The Muppet Christmas Carol is one of the most beloved festive films of all time, filling each new generation with joy as they watch Sir Michael Caine's Scrooge find the spirt of Christmas — so you ...

This version stars Michael Caine and a bunch of Muppets: Caine acts in this movie by playing his role as Scrooge completely straight, as though the famous Henson puppets were just fellow actors on the ...

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 ...

NORTH POLE — Dear Santa, 5-year-old Angelo would like an iPad, a kid’s metal detector, an apron and some kitchen stuff. Oh, by the way, he signed his letter to you, “I Love Santa.” Kids from across ...

For more than 50 years, Loveland area youngsters have been posting their letters to Santa in a special mailbox, first at the Reporter-Herald office, and now at the Loveland Public Library. Thanks to ...

Many of us have watched The Muppet Christmas Carol more than we can count — but far fewer have seen "When Love is Gone," the moving ballad performed by actress Meredith Braun and Michael Caine. The ...

I fashion myself as somewhat of a storyteller. If I had written the Christmas story, I might have rendered it differently. I guess that is why I am not God. First, I would have probably choreographed ...

This is nearly crunch time for Kriss Kringle, so you can imagine there are a lot of things he needs help with, especially answering the letters he receives from boys and girls from all over the world.

“My house looks like the movie Elf. It looks like the North Pole threw up in it.” For Colby Phillips, 51, that’s not a complaint — it’s a job description. For more than a decade, the Worcester County ...

When Brent Rasmussen lost his balance early one morning in December 2023, he knew something was seriously wrong. "All that went through my mind was 'Oh, this is gonna be bad," Rasmussen, now 79, told ...