“If Santa Claus is real how can he deliver all the presents to children in the world in one night? “It doesn’t seem possible to me, and I’ve never seen him, so I think he must be made up.” Isobel, 7.

The Christmas season brings overcrowded shops, overflowing inboxes with “perfect gift” reminders and parents who are exhausted from making holiday magic happen. There’s a rush to make Christmas seem ...

Every December, much of the Christian world enters a familiar cycle of celebration: carols, lights, decorated trees, consumer frenzy and the warm imagery of a snowy night. In the United States and ...