Santa greets the Herrera family as they prepare for a photo session at the Puente Hills Mall. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Christmas was coming, and Santa Claus was trying to pump some life ...

The imagery of the Christmas season overwhelms every shopping center at this time of year, with candy canes, snowmen, wreaths, holly, and red, green, and gold accents everywhere you look. And while ...

Early Christmas is everywhere around the Delaware Valley right now as the orange and black of Halloween displays in stores big and small have quickly turned to tinsely shades of green and red. That's ...

Put them on the naughty list. A ritzy Los Angeles shopping mall has local moms and dads’ chestnuts roasting on an open fire this Christmas — forcing them to spend up to $165 for their kids’ obligatory ...

Kids, it must be Christmas magic: How else could you see the one and only Santa at multiple shopping centers during the holiday season? Expect the "big guy" and his entourage to arrive at: Deptford ...

Retailers looking to get Americans off e-commerce sites and into physical stores this holiday season may be relying on Santa Claus more than ever. Department stores, such as Kohl's, have struggled to ...

A shopping mall Santa Claus had the most hilarious reaction when one little girl revealed what she wanted for Christmas this year. Parents are planning on spending an average of $173 per child on ...

Remember that scene from "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" where Clark Griswold loses his you-know-what in an epic, angry rant? That's the kind of rage that can come from braving the crowds ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Authorities in Raleigh say a man who was arrested over the weekend on child pornography charges worked as a shopping mall Santa Claus. Local media outlets report 63-year-old ...

RALEIGH (A.P.) — Authorities in Raleigh say a man who was arrested over the weekend on child pornography charges worked as a shopping mall Santa Claus. Local media outlets report that 63-year-old ...