(JTA) — Just like any other Santa Claus, Santa Rick will spend much of the next couple of weeks sitting children on his knee, asking whether they’ve been good and listening to their Christmas ...

Where did this bizarre tradition come from, anyway? We teach our kids to run from strangers, screaming at the top of their lungs, unless they are dressed up as Santa. We teach them physical boundaries ...

Walking through one of the malls the other day I noticed that Santa was sitting by himself, bearded head in gloved hand. There was no one on his lap and no one in line waiting. I found this ...