Parents await the question with quiet dread. When their child comes home from school and makes that horrid inquiry, they know that innocence is ending. The joy and wonder of childhood passes far too ...

“If Santa Claus is real how can he deliver all the presents to children in the world in one night? “It doesn’t seem possible to me, and I’ve never seen him, so I think he must be made up.” Isobel, 7.

AI is the new Grinch that’s stealing Christmas. Nervous laughter was Kelly Bowron’s visceral, hysterical response to her son learning the truth about Santa Claus Tuesday — courtesy of a Google search.

Over a century ago, 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. Since then, the editorial written by ...

In December last year I caught a nasty virus that rendered me completely mute for weeks, unable to squeak out a sound. I carried a pad of paper with me everywhere, scrawling out requests and answers ...

Editor’s note: This story includes a frank discussion about Santa Claus. While we at TODAY.com know that Santa is absolutely real, we would not want to end up on the Naughty List by divulging any ...