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This photo gallery is curated with photos taken by WRAL's Sydney Ross and from viewer submissions.
Billed as a celebration and introduction of the holiday season, the parade features Triangle-area schools, bands, entertainers and of course, Santa Claus!
Santa has just made the rounds. Now he's relaxing at the bowling alley in Aberdeen (Moore Co.). And his heart is still filled with love and kindness for people of all ages.
While public anxieties have loomed over the Northeast amid possible drone sightings, one sighting will soon bring holiday cheer across the country: Santa Claus.
By Alexandra Skores, CNN
A group of special elves are helping Santa respond to letters sent to Santa Claus, Indiana.
Where to see Santa in Raleigh and across the Triangle in the 2024 holiday season.
Santa and his reindeer have wrapped up their Christmas journey for 2023 after delivering more than 7.8 billion gifts, according to NORAD's Santa Tracker.
A newspaper misprint that lead a young girl to ring the red phone at NORAD created a 64 year tradition.
Tony Rice, NASA Ambassador
Peruvian police carried out a drug bust operation with the special help of Santa Claus in Huacal, near the capital Lima.
Santa's trip around the world is underway this Christmas Eve! Tap to follow his journey with NORAD's Santa tracker technology.
The Dessertery, a family-friendly holiday themed dessert cafe, returns to the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts is the place to be this weekend -- and Santa will be a special guest!
A group of paddleboarding Santas hit Lake Washington early Friday morning for a good cause.
Warren Keyes of Raleigh is known as Santa Claus--a black Santa. He became one of the state's first widely known black Santas and says the joyful part of being Santa is that there are no racial barriers.
This year marks the 65th annual lighting of the WRAL-TV tower in Raleigh, an annual tradition that has grown to include celebrations with towers at American Tobacco Campus in Durham and Rocky Mount Mills.
We have a list red mailboxes in the Triangle where you can drop off your letters to Santa.
Kathy Hanrahan, WRAL lifestyle editor
Where to see Santa in Raleigh and across the Triangle in November and December 2023.
Jessica Patrick, WRAL senior multiplatform producer
Santa Claus is on his way, braving bitter cold and COVID restrictions, to make his traditional Christmas Eve trip.
The man in red, the main attraction, greeted kids and the young at heart at the end of the annual Durham Holiday Parade.
Curious children can now see photos of Santa's home and get a virtual 3D tour of where the big man and his elves live.
Zillow has posted photos of Santa's house at the North Pole, which even features a tiny house elf village.
Santa is coming to Kidzu Children's Museum this month.
The demand for Santa appearances often exceeds even what his helpers can supply.
