Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus (in Indiana). And every year, tens of thousands of letters to the Man in Red make their way to Southern Indiana, where volunteer "elves" at the Santa Claus ...

The tradition of kids writing Santa dates to the 19th century. More images of St. Nicholas began to appear, helping the cause, so to speak. (Smithsonian Magazine has a deep dive into the history ...

Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas' tops Billboard's Hot 100 for fifth year in a row The Santa Claus Museum in Indiana is also accepting letters from those wishing to hear back from Santa.

Address the letter to Santa Claus at PO Box 1, Santa Claus, IN 47579. If you don’t want to wait for snail mail, Santa will reply immediately through email. The website has families fill out ...

Every Christmas season, letters to Santa flood in from kids around the world — but in Santa Claus, Indiana, volunteers become Santa’s elves to ensure every child gets a reply. This small town ...

Christmas is about a month away, which means it's just about the right time to get letters to Santa into the mail ... the rules also used to be less formal.

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(Editor's note: This story originally appeared in 2014 in the Indianapolis Star.) Santa Claus, Ind., located in Spencer County was given that name on Christmas Eve in 1852 by a small group of ...