The Snow Summit team points out that, as one of Southern California's only snow-covered destinations, Santa feels right at home in Big Bear, and chooses to visit when he needs a little pre-Xmas ...

"Through the North Pole Snow" by Polly Faber, illustrated by Richard Jones (Candlewick Press, Nov. 8, 2022), 3-7 years, $18.99 hardcover This whimsical animal fable gives Santa Claus a pet fox.

Portland's very own Black Santa, also known as Leroy Barber, is back visiting cities from Eugene to Seattle, and he's in a giant 10-foot-tall inflatable globe. The tour, which is in its third year ...