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By CHRIS LARABEE

From 1952 to 2008, children in Deerfield had an opportunity to write letters to Santa Claus and, after some time, a letter from the big man himself would be sent back to the child.Now, decades later after many of the letters were likely forgotten, a...

By EMILEE KLEIN

The story of the holiday tune “Jingle Bells” begins in Medford, when resident James Pierpont watched annual one-horse open sleigh rides between Medford Square and Malden Square. Those bells that inspired Pierpont to write the famous song were most...

By DOMENIC POLI

What are Jolly Old Saint Nicholas and his helpers supposed to do when they can’t find a cobbler shop at the North Pole?Apparently, they contact a clown shoe maker in rural Massachusetts.Gary Amiro has been hand-crafting footwear for professional...