Our modern day version of Santa is actually a combination of various legends and traditions from around the world. The post Who is Santa Claus, Anyway? appeared first on Reader's Digest Canada.

Santa Claus’s history with Coke (the soda, to be specific) stems from the 1920s, when designs similar to the ones created by Thomas Nast made their appearances in advertisements for the soft drink.

And then, of course, there’s the town of Santa Claus. Santa Claus? Why is a small town in the midwest of America - more than 4,300 miles (6,920km) from Lapland - called Santa Claus? Maybe we ...

For 16 years, Charles Brack made the more than 800-mile trip from his Georgia home to Lancaster County to spend 12-hour days as Santa Claus at Park City Center. “After years of him not being ...

who’s better known as “Santa Mac,” has known Motschenbacher since the mid 1990s. In 2024, McMullen became the first Wisconsin inductee to get into the International Santa Claus Hall of Fame.

he is our subject here. But before we present the true story of "Santa Claus" let us list some of the other Saint Nicholases: St. Nicholas of Flüe, Patron of Switzerland; St. Nicholas of ...

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why we have different names for the jolly bringer of Christmas gifts You may call him Santa Claus, but the bearded guy in the red suit is a man known by many names. Whether it’s St. Nick ...