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 ...

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 ...

Grant Tatum had been walking with the Cub Scouts during past Homewood Christmas parades, but he decided to change course amid the pandemic. What emerged in 2021 was a float representing the ...

SALZBURG, Austria — As you approach Salzburg's Max Aicher Stadium on the eve of the feast of St. Nicholas, you'd be forgiven if you thought that, from a distance, there appeared to be a Chewbacca ...

When Edgar Loesch was growing up, his Christmas was filled with family, friends and St. Nicholas. But his German parents also had one, terrifying addition: a hairy monster named Krampus who they said ...

Prepare to beware. Based on an age-old Alpine custom, the upcoming Krewe of Krampus parade is meant to remind naughty kids — you know who you are — to return to the path of righteousness. The stars of ...

Forget what the conservatives and Fox News tell you. Walk through any store beginning around Halloween, check out the lights that have gone up in your neighborhood, look at my daughter’s ...

Beginning Wednesday, Nov. 20, AXE MKE will transform itself into a creepy winter wonderland inspired by none other than Krampus. “While the holiday season is generally holly and jolly, our Krampus ...