Scary Santa Lurks in Finland's Christmas Past
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ARCTIC CIRCLE, Finland  - The song goes that Santa  "knows if you've been bad or good, so be good for goodness  sake!" But have we ever sought to find out if Santa's been  naughty or nice?
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Did you ever write letters to Santa? Ever wonder what the North Pole was like? Did you lose that sense of wonder? Maybe you need a dose of Holiday cheer.
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Although Gaylord and Kuressaare, the hometown of Estonian exchange student Mehis Vipp, are separated by several thousand miles, the celebration of Christmas in the two cities do bear a number of similarities.
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Text messages, e-mails and social networking are challenging traditional mail but Santa Claus at least is receiving more and more old-fashioned letters, according to the world's postmen.
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Santa Claus got the European Union rocking to the deafening wail of monster metal act Lordi -- but faced a long walk back to Lapland when hungry Brussels bureaucrats scoffed the reindeer.
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A Santa Claus will have a Webcam in his grotto to overcome parents' concerns after a number of high-profile pedophile cases in Britain in the past few years.
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Shopkeepers in Europe's biggest economy have a grin on their faces &#151; and not only because Santa is coming to town.
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Shopkeepers in Europe's biggest economy have a grin on their faces -- and not only because Santa is coming to town.Comment
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A pair of reindeer that were on display at a Christmas attraction in Britain wreaked havoc when they jumped at the opportunity to make a dash for it.
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Santa may have to move his workshop from the North Pole because global warming is thawing the ice beneath his elves' and reindeers' feet.
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By Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Dec. 15--A heartwarming story about Santa Claus and a sick child named Sarah has been circulating for a few years on the Internet, and it's just vague and miraculous enough to sound like an urban legend.
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Elf ingenuity aside, if Santa wants to make sure he has enough of the holiday seasonâs video game must-haves, he had better start pre-ordering now.
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A new version of the Santy worm appeared over Christmas, and according to analysis done by some global security firms, may pose a broader threat than its ancestors.
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Tens of thousands of people in Finland face a cold and dark Christmas after severe storms left much of the country without power.
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A Frenchman lost his wife and three children. British honeymooners disappeared. Vacation getaways for Christmas, far from Europe&#39;s cold climate, turned into nightmares.
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Tired of Tiny Tim? Think Bob Crachit is an oversentimental fool? Not too scared of Christmas Future anymore? Scrooge isn&#39;t the only one dreading another
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THE OLD Christmas carolâs âlittle townâ is now a city larger than Charleston, and itâsa depressing place. Four years ago, more than 91,000 tourists visited in a year to see Bethlehemâs religious