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Meet Santa Claus - otherwise known as St. Nicholas, Kris Kringle or Father Christmas. While the Jolly Old Elf's name often evokes images of the North Pole, lumps of coal, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, elves in Santa's Workshop, hopeful letters to Santa and midnight visits through the chimney, Santa Claus' roots can be traced back beyond western Christian and consumer traditions.…

Provides the history and legend of Santa Claus, as well as information about the shopping mall Santas and the many different names used for Santa and
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Enjoy Christmas with Santa Claus at the North pole, an award-winning Christmas web site. Send a letter to Santa Clause or a Christmas card to a friend.
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Santa Claus has the Village full of new fun this year for both kids and parents. Check your Naughty or Nice rating on the new Nice-O-Meter.
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Santa Claus (also known as Santa Claus Acres)[2] is an uninhabited desert town in Mohave County, Arizona, Originating in 1937,[3] Santa Claus lies approximately 14 miles (23
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The original St. Nicholas was a Greek Christian bishop residing in what is today Turkey in the 4th century. St. Nicholas was known for his generosity to the poor. But as various cultures adopted the concept of Santa Claus they drew upon their own local folklore in crafting his image. Many parallels have been drawn between the Norse god Odin and Santa Claus in Germanic tradition. The Dutch imagined their Saint Nicholas with helpers known as "Zwarte Piet," rather than elves. The British conceived Father Christmas as early as the 17th century, portraying him as a green suited, bearded benefactor in Charle's Dicken's A Christmas Carol.

With the advent of television and the glut of TV and movie adaptations featuring Santa Claus (usually geared towards children) have vastly expanded the folklore surrounding the bringer of Christmas joy. Modern conceptions give Santa Claus a wife - Mrs. Claus - an equally heavy-set female counterpart to St. Nick who enjoys baking Christmas cookies and also assists in Santa's workshop on the North Pole.

Like Mrs. Claus, the invention of other familiar Christmas characters lies not in religious tradition, but in commercial creativity. For example, Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Dr. Suess' The Grinch all arose from fictional stories from the 20th century that were adapted into songs, movies, television shows and eventually, international icons. In this way, the holiday season and traditions of Christmas have taken a departure from its commemoration of the Nativity of Jesus Christ and is now more secular and inclusive, becoming more a celebration of general holiday cheer and the spirit of giving.