Luke Durant Jr., better known to generations of Baltimoreans as cheerful Santa Luke, doesn’t remember a time when he didn’t groove on the magic of Christmas. As a child, he’d get up at 4 every ...
On Tuesday afternoon, a line streamed out the door of the Annapolis Mall’s Santopolis, a heavily decorated holiday storefront. Families weren’t lined up to see just any Santa. They—or the knowing ...
Darla Sibis, 2, of Cresson has her chance to tell Santa what she wants for Christmas at the Logan Valley Mall. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski Ahead of his trip around the world tonight, Santa ...
You hear Santa before you see him. “Ho, ho, ho!” he bellows as he descends the escalator. “Merry Christmas!” On this Saturday morning at the Tysons Corner Center mall in Virginia, children and adults ...
SANTA-isms: Do your shopping now — before the prices go down. In the words of my friend: “No idea what gifts I’ll receive — but I know what I’m going to exchange this for.” Imagine if the Christmas ...
Visiting Santa is getting a high-tech twist this year. I found creative ways to bring back those classic mall-style photos and even new ways for kids to talk with Santa from anywhere. That nostalgic ...
'Tis the season to be jolly. That is, unless you're a worker who was banking on getting a seasonal job and haven't been able to find one this season. Every year, American retailers hire extra help as ...
Recently, Reddit user u/Fluffy_Fluffle asked, "Mall Santas of Reddit, what's the funniest thing a kid asked for?" We combed through it to find the cutest, silliest, and most unhinged responses (plus a ...
LAFAYETTE, La. — As the temperatures chill down, the holiday spirit revs up. Saturday afternoon at Northgate Mall in Lafayette, Santa came to town for a cause. Lafayette residents gathered from 11 a.m ...
BRUNSWICK, Ohio – A true wonderland in Brunswick came from an idea to provide some holiday cheer to children during the pandemic. Six years later, it has become a favorite place for families at ...
This story first appeared in the Dec. 13, 2005, edition of WW. Ralphie, the pudgeball hero of the cable TV holiday classic A Christmas Story, once offered the ultimate advice for those visiting mall ...