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Elementary students from the Mehlville School District write to Santa

Elementary students from the Mehlville School District write to Santa

December 21, 2023

Students from Forder, Rogers, Point and Bierbaum elementaries in the Mehlville School District tell Santa what they want for Christmas.   Dear Santa: For Christmas, I’d like the Minecraft Creeper...

Bethesda’s holiday extravaganza returns

November 30, 2021

Bethesda Southgate in Oakville is hosting a holiday extravaganza Saturday. The event is from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4 at 5943 Telegraph Road and features a visit from Santa Claus, hot chocolate and...

Santa Ted at Christmas in Crestwood in 2018.

Christmas in Crestwood begins this month, Santa will return

November 11, 2021

Christmas in Crestwood kicks off nearly two months of activities Friday, the city’s birthday, with several community focused activities. Starting Nov. 12, students K-12 can submit holiday stories...

Santa Claus traded his reindeer and sleigh for a red Jeep Wrangler during the Christmas in Crestwood parade in 2020.

PHOTOS: Santa makes his annual visit to Crestwood … on a 260-horsepower open sleigh

December 11, 2020

Santa Claus traded his reindeer and sleigh for a red Jeep Wrangler, below, during the Christmas in Crestwood parade Saturday, Dec. 5. The Christmas in Crestwood 2020 celebration kicked off Nov. 12 - the...

Above, Santa Claus visits with children at a past St. Johns Church Breakfast with Santa.

Church hosts drive-by Santa on Lindbergh

December 9, 2020

St. Johns Church in Green Park is hosting a free Drive-by Santa Claus event at the church this weekend. Santa will make a socially distanced appearance at the church at Lindbergh and Interstate 55, 11333...

Lindbergh students: Send us your Santa letters!

Lindbergh students: Send us your Santa letters!

December 3, 2020

If you or someone you know attends a Lindbergh school and wants to send the newspaper a letter to Santa, you could be published in the Dec. 10 and Dec. 24 holiday issues of the St. Louis Call! It's...

Christmas in Crestwood kicks off, Santa comes to town

Christmas in Crestwood kicks off, Santa comes to town

December 3, 2020

The highlight of the full month of “Christmas in Crestwood” activities takes place this weekend with a classic car parade featuring Santa Claus, followed by fireworks. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Santa Claus leads the classic car parade during the Christmas in Crestwood celebration in 2018.

Christmas in Crestwood highlights a month of holiday activities in the city

November 16, 2020

The all-volunteer nonprofit organization Christmas in Crestwood has planned a month of socially distanced activities designed to entertain Crestwood residents and visitors alike this holiday season, including...

Our Call: Diversity and inclusion are important; so is Santa

Our Call: Diversity and inclusion are important; so is Santa

December 24, 2019

Editorial One of the longest-running traditions in the 30 years of The Call is local students writing letters to Santa, an annual chronicle of what toys are most popular and what hopes and dreams children...

Read South County students 2019 Letters to Santa

Read South County students’ 2019 Letters to Santa

December 24, 2019

Tonight's the big night! Christmas Eve, the night many children wait for all year. Like always, NORAD will be tracking Santa worldwide from Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs. At 4 a.m. Mountain...

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