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Here's a history lesson on ol' Saint Nick. How old is Santa? Santa Claus' origins date back to about 280 A.D. when St. Nicholas was born, the History Channel reports. This would make Santa ...
An article on the History of Santa Claus from the St. Nicholas Center; The History of Santa Claus and Father Christmas; Research guides for Thomas Nast and Santa Claus at The Morristown & Morris Township Public Library, NJ "The Knickerbockers Rescue Santa Claus: 'Claas Schlaschenschlinger' from James Kirke Paulding's The Book of Saint Nicholas ...
While characters resembling Santa Claus have circulated throughout the world for centuries, the notion of a sleigh pulled by reindeer wouldn’t become prominent until the 19th century.
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In 1974, Rankin/Bass Productions was relaunched once again as an independent production company and produced another Christmas special for television, The Year Without a Santa Claus, featuring Shirley Booth, voicing narrator Mrs. Claus; Mickey Rooney, returning as the voice of Santa Claus; and supporting characters Snow Miser (voiced by Dick ...
Where does 'Yes, Virginia' come from? In 1897, an editorial writer from the New York Sun answered a letter from a little girl wondering about Santa Claus.
The Story of Santa Claus is a 1996 CBS animated television special directed by Toby Bluth. It features the voices of Ed Asner, Betty White, and Tim Curry. The special presents an origin story for Santa Claus, who is depicted as a man named Nicholas Claus who wishes to give every child in the world a gift for Christmas. The elves of the North ...
The Year Without a Santa Claus, a Christmas special from Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr., turns 50 this December. The beloved special was adapted from the book of the same name by Phyllis McGinley.