(NEXSTAR) – In households where Christmas is observed, there are three types of parents: those who have successfully avoided the Elf on the Shelf tradition, those who love it and those who are just ...

I found The Elf on the Shelf the way you find a roommate or a used futon — through a Craigslist ad. “Marketing assistant,” it read. $15 an hour. I was 23, freshly out of college and just desperate ...

The USPS is once again offering its Operation Santa program, where kids can send letters to Santa and an army of volunteers helps grant their holiday wishes. Make sure you include your full name and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This combination of photos shows an Elf on the Shelf doll in various locations at the home of Antonia Katsanos in Totowa, N.J. in ...

The Explore-It-Torium, 244 S. Main St. in Marion, hosted its annual Cookies with Santa event on Dec. 6, welcoming children and their families to come and meet with Santa Claus and one of his elves and ...

Warning: This article may contain spoilers for young eyes. Even Jolly Ol' St. Nick needs a helping hand now and again. While he sees you when you're sleeping and knows when you're awake, Santa Claus ...

This has been a weird year. Would you join us in helping a child close it out with a smile? Here’s the situation: It can be tough to be a kid in California. And that was before the government shutdown ...

Christmas may be on everyone’s mind as it gets closer, but it appears pay discrepancy might be an important topic in Santa’s grotto this year as the man in red sees stagnant pay while elves see an ...

A few years ago, Kurt Neesley of Redondo Beach, California, was brainstorming where to put his family's Elf on the Shelf for his three kids to find the next morning. He decided to make it look like ...