Santa Claus

Santa Claus: The Man of Many Stories Santa Claus has been a hero to kids in many countries and civilizations for centuries. Many children have had the wonderful fantasies of meeting or being Santa Claus and have thought of Christmas as the most wonderful time of the year. Santa is always thought of by his giving gifts and eating cookies, but sometimes people forget that Santa is based off a catholic saint, Saint Nicholas. Saint Nicholas was elected to act as Bishop of Myra, now present day Turkey, at a very young age. He was very kind and would sneak out at night to give gifts to the needy. After his death he was known as the patron saint of school boys and adored by all, young and old for his charitable acts and overall kindness to everyone…

“The giver of every good and perfect gift has called upon us to mimic His giving, by grace, through faith, and this is not ourselves.” This quote is from Saint Nicholas, also known as Santa Claus. Saint Nicholas had a generous and loving heart and followed Jesus’s way to the best of his abilities. He always gave to the needy, helpless, poor, and sick throughout his life, even if it meant becoming one of those things as well. This saint will always be in everyone’s hearts no matter how bad or…

4/4/2017 Is There Really a Santa Claus? Is there really a Santa? The age old debate between parents and kids. Santa Claus is a massive staple in today’s modern holiday experience and has been talked about for over hundreds of years. In almost every Christmas movie, parent’s endeavor to convince their children there isn’t a Santa Claus. A classic example was in the movie The Polar Express. The main character traveled to the North Pole and got a bell from Santa’s sleigh. Foolishly his parents…

physical possibility play in their belief of Santa Claus. The article talks about how the belief in Santa comes from adults telling children that he exists and children accepting it to be fact despite the physical impossibility of him. Much of our knowledge is transferred to us through testimony. If an expert tells us about gravity, we believe them because we trust that the experts are telling us the truth. The article says that many studies have been done on the source of this testimony but…

The name Kris Kringle and Santa Claus are often interchanged during the Christmas season. Are they the same, is Kris Kringle the real Santa? Let’s take a trip back in time to answer not only this question but others like, how the reindeer fly? Why does Santa wear a red suit, and why does it look as we see it today? And, how can Santa carry a bag of hundreds of toys over his shoulder? Why does he live at the North Pole where it is always cold and dark for almost half the year, and how do they…

If I were to switch places with somebody for a day, I’d switch places with Santa Claus on Christmas day. Why, you ask? The answer is simple. To ruin Christmas for all the little girls and boys. As Santa Claus, I would fill their presents with their past pet animal’s rotting corpses. They would smell the stench of rotting flesh, unable to figure what it’s coming from, but when it’s time to open presents they’ll let out a blood curdling scream. Oh, how I’ll laugh my jolly Santa Claus laugh, my…

When you think of Santa Claus, what do you think of? Do you think of a jolly old man, with beard as white as the falling snow? Santa Claus is a beloved icon all across the world. From mall visits, to putting cookies and milk under the tree, Christmastime is a child’s favorite time of the year. Christmas carols, the smell of cookies baking in mom’s oven, it all just, you know, makes you feel warm inside, sitting by the fireplace with your family. Recently, Macy’s Department Store in New York is…

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My little surprise was a four-year old at the nursery school Wednesday morning chapel service asking me if I believe in Santa. This possibly came in response to my complimenting their holiday decorations in how the Christmas Spirit is there soon as I walked in the room. I paused; remembering my daughter asking the same question and the answer was the same, yes there is a Santa Claus. Dangerous as this was, I shared the story I created for my daughter in which Santa Claus is a party planner…

As the time of Christmas approaches, the narrator is “troubled [him]self about the nature of Santa Claus and [he tries] to hang on to him any way that [he] can…For without him, as without the man’s ship, it seems [their] fragile lives would be so much more desperate” (301). As the quote proves, MacLeod establishes the turmoil and conflict as the narrator is hesitant about whether he should perceive Santa Claus as his only hope. The narrator seems idealistic as he believes Santa is what makes…