Santa is the Reason for the Season

[The Mike]

Actually that is a false urban myth. Santa Claus is an American invention, blending the Dutch Sinter Klass the British Father Christmas and the German Christkindle over time as an evolution of multiple Christmas characters.

https://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/santa/cocacola.asp

 

[Batty]

Rankin and Bass invented Santa.

 

[Voorhees27]

Actually that is a false urban myth. Santa Claus is an American invention, blending the Dutch Sinter Klass the British Father Christmas and the German Christkindle over time as an evolution of multiple Christmas characters.

https://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/santa/cocacola.asp

Oh cool, thanks for the link. Hehe, i'd bet Coca-Colas best sales are now in the winter too.

 

[The Ween]

You can spank me Ween. You decide which one of those prereq's that fills.

 

[devilof76]

Rankin and Bass invented Santa.

Just about. I know Montgomery Ward invented Rudolf.

I'm pretty sure credit for the American Santa Claus goes to Clement Clark Moore in 1823.