Santa Claus and St. Nicholas are figures who have long been associated with Christmas. But in recent decades, a darker figure has arisen among American Christmas traditions. Krampus, a fabled ...

While Santa Claus brings joy and gifts to good children, there's a darker figure lurking in European Christmas traditions. Krampus, a half-goat, half-demon creature, roams the streets punishing ...

Yesterday we explored the festive wonder of Sam’s Christmas Village and Light Tour – along with a visit from jolly ol’ St. Nicholas himself! Meanwhile, today is Krampus Day. In Austria and Germany, ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Bo Counts is a Fayetteville resident and owner of the local bar Pinpoint, but on Thursday night at the city's Lights of the Ozarks parade, he took on a different persona: Krampus.

Before there was Santa Claus there was Krampus, St. Nick’s pre-Christian, hirsute and horned counterpart. Krampus scampered through wintry Alpine villages across Central Europe. His goal? To coax ...

SAN ANTONIO — After days of controversy, large crowds arrived in the Historic King William District on Thursday night to march in San Antonio's first-ever Krampus Parade, an event some local Christian ...

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio’s first-ever Krampus parade in the King William neighborhood was a success for attendees excited for the parade. Over 1,000 people lined the neighborhood’s streets to glimpse ...

Locals can now show San Antonio where they stand in the great Krampus debate by donning official parade apparel. Credit: Courtesy Image / San Antonio Krampus Parade Last Friday, fundamentalist ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH)–The third annual Athenaeum Christkindlmarkt is getting ready for a specially themed weekend at the holiday market. Two holiday icons we'll get their special days at the fest.

In Salzburg, Austria, Christmas involves both St. Nick and Krampus, a mythological punisher with roots stretching back to late antiquity and many... It's Christmastime — and if you live in the Alps, ...