A German holiday tradition is picking up steam in popularity here in the Quad Cities. December 5 is Krampusnacht, or the Night of the Krampus. In countries like Germany, Switzerland and Austria, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (WHTM) Krampusnacht (Krampus Night) takes place every December 5. This is the day before the Feast of St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Krampus is part of European folklore as one of St. Nick’s helpers who doles out punishment to misbehaving children and what better way to dole out punishment than by having people ...

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 ...

This might be the season of St. Nick, but his darker, more demonic alter ego has a full schedule as well. Krampus, a horned devil-goat from Europe known for punishing naughty kids in the run-up to ...

You better watch out, you might want to cry: the Krewe of Krampus is coming to town. New Orleans' spookiest holiday tradition returns to the Bywater neighborhood on Saturday, Dec. 7, with a ...

Hallmark cards and Coca-Cola ads tend to dwell on the happy and cheerful side of Christmas. But there’s always been a dark side. The fear of St. Nick putting coal in stockings for misbehaving and even ...

Ho, ho, ho — here they go! Hundreds of runners in Santa suits will take to the streets of Asbury Park Saturday morning for the Asbury Park Santa Run, a fundraising 5K that benefits Lunch Break, a Red ...