[SunkenCiv]

'Ghost of Christmas Present' in Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol 1843 -

Public Domain

[libertylover]

The four stages of Santa Claus:
1) You believe in Santa Claus
2) You don’t believe in Santa Clause
3) You are Santa Clause
4) You look like Santa Clause

[Robert DeLong]

The Kinks - Father Christmas

[fidelis]

The concept of Santa and Sinterklaas arguably stems from Saint Nicholas, an early Christian bishop of Greek descent who had many miracles attributed to his intercession, but is also known for his generous practice of gift-giving.

He’s also known as the bishop that punched out the heretic Arius at the Council of Nicaea.

[Disambiguator]

The Germanic countries also have a strange tradition regarding the Krampus, which is a demonic figure that would punish naughty children.

Krampus LARPers sometimes get out of control.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/08/austria-struggles-with-marauding-krampus-day-demons-gone-rogue

[Monkey Face]

Good one, SC!

I’m a fan of all of it, so bring on the presents!

‘Face

;o]

[Verginius Rufus]

What about Grandpa Frost?

I was in Greece once on New Year's Eve and lo and behold, St. Basil showed up and started giving out presents to kids. He was the spitting image of Santa Claus.

[nutmeg]

Bkmk