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Turkish Islamist protesters shout slogans against Noel celebrations as they hold an inflatable Santa Claus toy during a demonstration at Beyazit Square in Istanbul December 26, 2013. The sign (front, 2nd) reads: "Christmas is a blow to our Islamism".

Santa has a complicated relationship with his hometown

Culture

Turkey is the birthplace of Santa Claus. But he’s also a divisive figure. So the key to making peace on earth? Santa Bear.

The World

Winston Churchill Addresses the Nation

Arts, Culture & Media

North Pole reindeer in danger of extinction

Environment

Track Santa as he moves across the world

For the best Santas, certification of Christmas spirit

Arts, Culture & Media

Medical myths debunked

Health & Medicine

Dr. Rachel Vreeman debunks popular medical myths — like sugar making kids hyperactive, or losing body heat through the head.

Design for the Real World: Santa

Arts, Culture & Media

Design guru Steven Heller explains how Father Christmas became branded as a jolly bearded old man in a red suit.

George Takei: Christmas at a Japanese Internment Camp

For George Takei, gift giving will always be associated with something that was taken away from him as a child. The actor, activist, and author is best known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS Enterprise on the original Star Trek. But as a boy he remembers being rounded up at the […]

Legend of the Poinsettia

How the Poinsettia came to be considered the official Christmas flower in Mexico.

Lessons from Santa School

Ever heard of FORBS, otherwise known as the Fraternity of Real Bearded Santas? How about the IOS – the International Order of Santas? As Kris Kringle begins to show up at malls across America, The Takeaway takes a look at where these men come from.  The Charles H. Howard School, founded in 1937, is the oldest […]