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Christmas is over. Many Americans will soon take down their Christmas trees, mistletoe, and lights. However, Santa Claus may stick around – at least for the stock market. What might a Santa Claus ...

Santa Claus rallies have occurred frequently in the past. The S&P 500 typically rises in the year following a Santa Claus rally. It's too soon to know for sure if the S&P 500 is experiencing a Santa ...

This Christmas, many children welcomed a familiar visitor – a jolly man in a red suit and a sleigh full of gifts. But the bearded figure Americans recognize today as Santa Claus is a relatively modern ...

The figure we now call Santa Claus began as Saint Nicholas, a real man who lived in the fourth century. He was a Christian bishop in Myra, a coastal town in present-day Turkey. Unlike the ...

Santa Claus may feel timeless, but the jolly man in the red suit is the result of centuries of legend, literature, theology and advertising. Behind the icon lies a history that spans churches, poems, ...

Over the last 50 years, Santa Claus rallies have occurred 80% of the time. In recent years, they've been less frequent. The Santa Claus rally has a mixed history of predicting returns in the ...

An inflatable Santa Claus drifts through the air as Christians celebrate the 40th annual Christmas parade heading towards the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, Israel, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025 ...

It’s back! In what has become an annual ritual for millions on Christmas Eve, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, is tracking Santa Claus’s journey from the North Pole to deliver ...

Google’s Santa tracker will go live today, Christmas eve. Once live, users can follow the steps below to track Santa Claus’ journey using Google’s Santa tracker. 1. Visit the santatracker.google.com ...

Santa Tracker 2025: The trackers provide live updates on his progress. As Christmas Eve unfolds, millions of children and families around the world are once again tracking Santa Claus's annual global ...

Watch out for a special flight over Canadian airspace Wednesday night, because it might be Santa Claus and his sleigh, which officials say was cleared for takeoff by Canada’s air traffic management ...