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2. James Edgar (entrepreneur) - Wikipedia

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   James Edgar (1843 – 1909) was a businessman who has been credited with being the one who first came up with the idea of dressing up as Santa Claus for Christmas. [1] He started the tradition in 1890 in his Brockton, Massachusetts, department store. [1]

3. Edgar Department Stores - Wikipedia

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   Every December starting in 1890, James Edgar dressed up as Santa Claus to entertain the children of shoppers, thus becoming the first department store Santa. [1] Trains brought families from Boston and Providence to Edgar's to see Santa. In the early 1960s Edgar's was bought by Almy, Bigelow and Washburn, Inc.

4. Miller & Rhoads - Wikipedia

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   Miller & Rhoads was a Virginia-based department store chain. Throughout its 105-year lifespan, the store played an active role in the Richmond, Virginia, community, along with its friendly cross-street rival Thalhimers. The Richmond flagship location was known for its "SantaLand" upstairs attraction, which has since become an attraction at the ...

5. 21 Vintage Photos of Christmas Window Displays From the Last ...

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   Santa Claus is front and center in this display within a window display circa 1920s that's all about toy trucks, cars and bikes. Fun fact: The Emigh-Winchell Hardware Company in Sacramento, CA ...

6. Miracle on 34th Street - Wikipedia

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   Noticing that Kris resembles Santa Claus, Doris persuades Kris to play Santa in the parade himself. Kris is well received and is subsequently hired to play Santa at Macy's New York City store on 34th Street. The toy department head, Mr. Shellhammer, instructs Kris to recommend overstocked items to undecided shoppers.

7. The Night of the Meek (The Twilight Zone, 1959) - Wikipedia

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   This is Mr. Henry Corwin, normally unemployed, who once a year takes the lead role in the uniquely popular American institution, that of the department-store Santa Claus in a road-company version of 'The Night Before Christmas'.