This Christmas, many children welcomed a familiar visitor – a jolly man in a red suit and a sleigh full of gifts. But the ...

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His name might not be familiar to many, but his songs are sung by millions around the world. Today, we take a journey through the life and work of Yip Harburg, the Broadway lyricist who wrote such ...

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In 1897, Virginia O’Hanlon, an eight-year-old schoolgirl from Manhattan asked her father whether or not Santa Claus was real.

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Montgomery Ward copywriter Bob May and his famous Christmas creation, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

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Every year, the Sentinel republishes the timeless story behind the most famous letter to the editor and editorial ever ...