The bestselling author once wrote an essay called "Kill the Elves" to bemoan J.R.R. Tolkien's overwhelming influence on the ...

Remember the days when holiday window displays beckoned and brick-and-mortar toy stores reigned supreme? Probably not. For most of us, this whole holiday experience—the time when the five and ten is ...

A decades-old Cincinnati holiday tradition returns this month. For the second year in a row, Shillito's Elves will be on display at the Foundry, the mixed-use space in the former Macy's building on ...

It's that time of year in case your wondering about when to pull out the little elf from Elf on the Shelf or what's it about? — if you didn't already know. Elf on the Shelf has become a growing ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland - In this land of fire and ice, where the fog-shrouded lava fields offer a spooky landscape in which anything might lurk, stories abound of the "hidden folk" - thousands of elves, ...

The Lord of the Rings fans know both the value and danger of mithril. That beautiful, elusive silver—lighter yet stronger than any other metal—will one day keep Frodo safe. Yet it’s also destined to ...

Editor's note: This story was rebroadcasted on Dec. 23, 2022. Click here for the audio. In Iceland, the Christmas holiday tradition includes not one, but 13 Santa Clauses. They're brothers who live in ...