Reality Check - The Story Behind Santa Claus: The Life and Legacy of St. Nicholas

Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas, Sinterklaas, Father Christmas, Père Noël, Ded Moroz, Sankt Nikolaus. Whenever I think of all the names for Santa Claus, my mind goes back to one of my favorite Christmas movies, the 1994 classic starring Tim Allen. In the scene where Tim Allen, newly transformed into Santa, is interrogated by disbelieving police officers, he rattles off the names for Old St. Nick from around the world. But the image that most captures my imagination is the Santa portrayed in the iconic 1931 Coca-Cola advertisements painted by Haddon Sundblom, with a white beard, grandfatherly warmth, dressed in red,...

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