St. Nicholas was real.
they pulled this in Rochester NY 25 yrs ago when my kids were young - kinda pissed me off, only because there had been a traditional santa while we were waiting, only to be replaced by a black santa.....the kids were looking to us to explain what was happening and given they were 3 yr olds, it created some questions for them. We laugh about it now.....if Santa is delivering gifts, he can be neon for all we care