santa claus

A man beloved by his Hudson Valley community, called "Santa Claus," is dead.

Several iconic Christmas traditions and figures were born in the state of New York, including one yearly tradition that got its start in the Collar City.

There was a Sears department store in every mall throughout New York state when we were growing up. Around Christmas time, our parents would always take out the Sears Holiday Wish Book catalog and tell us to circle what we wanted Santa to bring us. Here is a catalog from the 1980s for you to flip through and take a trip down memory lane!

A merry meteor, if you will.

For the second time this season, Troy will be featured in a Hallmark Channel original film - this time around the disputed authorship of a Christmas tradition born in the town.

Adam Savage, Director of Culinary for Spruce Hospitality, took the lead on designing the gingerbread house. He and his team have worked for months to plan and prepare for the display. Adam said, "The house is made of over 987 lbs of homemade gingerbread, 223 lbs of icing, and 152 lbs of assorted candy. The actual production and building of the display took well over 200 hours.” The candy for the display was sourced by The Candy Space, located in the French Mountain Common Outlets and a sister company of The Queensbury. The Queensbury Hotel also partnered with the Upstate Modern Railroaders of South Glens Falls, who provided train sets for the display. The Queensbury Hotel is located in the heart of downtown Glens Falls It was built in 1926, it is a Historic Hotel of America and is on the National Registry of Historic Places.

Santa Claus is back this year and he is appearing all around the Capital Region. Check out the list of where your kids can meet the big guy and give him their lists this holiday season.

Santa Claus is back this year and he is appearing all around the Capital Region. Check out the list of where your kids can meet the big guy and give him their lists this holiday season.

Mel Gibson's newest film has the internet buzzing

LeBron James had a fantastic game against the Dallas Mavericks on Christmas Day.  That didn't prevent King James from getting heckled by a drunk Santa Claus though.