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Santa Claus
Yes, Santa is so big he deserves a section all to himself. Read all
about Santa, from his origins as Saint Nicholas, to what can happen to
naughty boys who laugh at Santa Claus!
Night before Christmas (Russian)
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YES THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS!
He flies the skies in his sleigh pulled by magical reindeers led by Rudolph
with his nose so bright that serves as a headlight through mist and
snow-filled places. And he carries a big bad with endless depth, a perennial
container of gifts for boys and girls who have been nice, not naughty, the
whole year round. And despite being visibly, well, out-of-shape, he is
perfectly capable of climbing down from the chimney hole and evading
ash-filled logs and dirt as well as detection from the house
Santa Claus
Santa Claus (also known as Father Christmas,
Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle,
Joulupukki, Grandfather Frost) is the American, Latin
American, and British variant of the European folk myth of Saint
Nicholas,
explaining the source of Christmas presents given to children on Christmas
Day. The name Santa Claus is a degeneration of the Dutch word Sinterklaas.
Santa's Origins
The modern Santa Claus is a composite character made up from the merging
of two quite separate figures. The first of these is Saint Nicholas of
Myra,
a bishop of Byzantine Anatolia (now in modern-day Turkey) famous for his
generous gifts to the poor. In Europe he is still portrayed as a bearded
bishop in canonical robes. The second character is Father Christmas, which remains
the British name for Santa Claus.
Ho, Ho, Ho, The legend of Santa Claus
Who doesn't love the jolly old man dressed in red with his big belly and
snowy white beard. The holidays will find Santa Claus everywhere. At the
mall, private parties, decorating a lawn or landing on a roof, but do you
know where he originated? The original Santa Claus was St. Nicholas. He is
the patron saint of sailors, Sicily, Greece and Russia, and of course
children.
Yes, Virginia, there IS a Santa Claus
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus was the subheading
over an editorial in the September 21, 1897 New York Sun which has
become extremely famous. More than a century later it remains the most reprinted editorial ever to
run in any newspaper in the English language.
About the Night
Before Christmas
The poem 'The Night Before Christmas' is largely responsible for the contemporary jolly-old-fat-man depiction
of Santa Claus. Previously, Santa Claus was often depicted as thinner and
decidedly less jolly; he often disciplined children.
The Night Before
Christmas
'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In the hope that St. Nicholas soon would be there....
A Visit From Saint Nicholas
(in the Ernest Hemingway manner, but with humor) It was the night before Christmas. The
house was very quiet. No creatures were stirring in the house. There weren't
even any mice stirring. The stockings had been hung carefully by the chimney.
The children hoped that Saint Nicholas would come and fill them.....
The Boy Who Laughed at
Santa Claus
In Baltimore there lived a boy.
He wasn't anybody's joy.
Although his name was Jabez Dawes,
His character was full of flaws......
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