Christian folklore

British KIIS FM Sophie Monk, aged 35, doesn’t hold back when it comes to Christmas. She makes a mighty mean Mrs. Claus in a little red dress and pair of thigh-high black boots.

When children start drawing one thing is certain: you are never sure what the result would be. And this is no way a bad thing. Their unintentional hilarity coming from their innocent desire to express themselves is amusing.

And that’s what happened with a kid, who drew a picture of Santa Claus being over excited.

Gift-giving Santa Claus has come to signify indulgence. Known also as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle or just plain Santa, there’s more Greek to him than most people know.

A heartwarming scene was captured by an onlooker at Middlesbrough’s Cleveland Centre where a little girl with hearing problems told Santa Claus what she wants for Christmas using sign language.

The video was posted YouTube attracting over 156,600 views, as Daily Mail reports.

Oneiroupoli at Drama

The Santa Claus Museum in Antalya's Demre is one of the most visited places. Recent excavations there have unearthed Ottoman-era ceramics as well as Byzantine era artifacts Ottoman-era ceramics have been discovered during excavations at the Noel Baba (Santa Claus) Museum excavations in the southern province of Antalya's Demre district. 

The Santa Claus (Noel Baba) Museum and the ancient city of Myra, located in the southern province of Antalya's Demre district, received half as many visitors and revenues in January year-on-year.

One the most visited places in Antalya and its vicinity, the Santa Claus Museum, received 9,483 visitors and earned 93,120 Turkish Liras in January 2014.

I love Christmas. I really do. I recently realized that I have not celebrated Christmas since moving back to Turkey from the United States in 2005, and I decided, on a whim, to spend Christmas in London, where I am writing this column on Christmas Day.

The traditions surrounding Sinterklaas have attracted increasing controversy in recent years, specifically in regard to the question of race with the role of Sinterklaas' helper, ‘Zwarte Piet' (Black Pete). The 2014 celebration of Sinterklaas in Istanbul, however, was a chance for merriment for Turks and Dutch people alike Dec. 6 has finally rolled around again.

Last Saturday was the day of our good old man from Demre, south of Turkey, who turned about to be the most beloved man of the children, St Nicholas aka Santa Claus. Dec. 6 is believed to be the day the saint had passed away, and the day is dedicated to commemorate his benevolent being.