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Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply "Santa", is a historical, legenary, and mythical figure in folklore who, in Western cultures, is described as bringing gifts on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, or on his feast day, December 6. The legend may have its basis in hagiographical tales concerning the historical figure of Saint Nicholas.

Trivia about santa claus

  • Traditionally he is the last "celebrity" to appear in the parade
  • In Holland he's known as "Sinter-Klaas"
  • It's believed his association with the North Pole & reindeer came from Scandinavian legend
  • Alabaster Snowball, administrator of the Naughty & Nice List, is one of his elves
  • Until 1809 this legendary character was portrayed as tall & thin; Washington Irving made him jolly & stout
  • In a Disney film, Tim Allen filled in for this person, who fell off a roof
  • Topping the list is this North Pole resident with apparently unlimited, incalculable wealth
  • Our winter is New Zealand's summer, so this man they call "Father Christmas" swelters in his traditional getup
  • North Pole toymaker
  • Of him, Francis Church said "Thank God, he lives, & he lives forever... Virginia"
  • In December 1968 Philadelphia Eagles fans pelted this usually-beloved personage with snowballs
  • Every Christmas, the Indiana post office in the town named for him postmarks a half a million pieces of mail
  • In an 1898 film by G.A. Smith, this character enters & leaves a room via the chimney
  • Ed brought this character to life in "Elf", "Olive, the Other Reindeer" & "The Ellen Show"
  • Each winter the post office in this Indiana town, ZIP code 47579, gets letters from children all over the world
  • Canadian postal codes use the format letter-number-letter number-letter-number; his is H0H 0H0
  • With 2,685, Bralanda, Sweden was the site of the largest gathering of these holiday personalities
  • This beloved icon remains the best-selling dispenser today (but that won't make him visit more than once a year)
  • In a newspaper editorial, Francis Church wrote, "Thank God, he lives, and he lives forever"
  • Ho! Ho! Ho! Every December this town's post office remails more than 500,000 letters & packages because of its postmark

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