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Santa Claus
Arcs in the news about Santa Claus from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.
Subject · 31 stories · 190 articles · earliest story we hold Nov 21, 2023
Right nowactive arcs, newest development first
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All arcs0 named arcs in 2025
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every arc in 2025 at its own dates · opens on month
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- A mark is a story, on the day it was first reported
- Who covered it: left, center, right
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
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| Nov 20, 2023 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Nov 27, 2023 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 40 |
| Dec 25, 2023 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 124 |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 32 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Nov 25, 2024 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 38 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 61 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 47 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Everything else6 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first
Stories about Santa Claus that are not part of any arc yet
- Dec 20– 25Santa Tracker: Watch NORAD track Santa Claus and his reindeer as they deliver gifts around the world35 articles · 14 independent sources1 left, 11 center, 0 right
Stories that name Santa Claus
- Dec 25Trump warns against infiltration by a' bad Santa,' defends coal in jovial Christmas calls with kids12 articles · 11 independent sources3 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Dec 24– 25Trump wishes all – including ‘Radical Left Scum’ – a Merry Christmas8 articles · 7 independent sources0 left, 1 center, 6 right
- Nov 26– 27How to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2025: TV channel and streaming14 articles · 7 independent sources1 left, 4 center, 2 right
- Nov 18– 19Neo-Nazi leader admits plot to give poisoned candy to Jewish kids in New York City5 articles · 5 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 2 right
- Nov 5Coca-Cola releases another AI-generated holiday ad, despite last year’s backlash9 articles · 5 independent sources2 left, 1 center, 1 right