Santa Claus has many forms all over the world, (click here) but the most popular version is how he's evolved in the United States. Our version is an amalgamation of many worldwide traditions. The popular image of Santa Claus was established by the end of the 19th Century, mainly by Clement C. Moore's famous poem, "The Night Before Christmas" and the the drawings of Thomas Nast....
It is really difficult to nail down the FACTS and TRUTH about a person that doesn't exist except once a year and only by gossip about a man that comes down the chimney leaving good tidings behind after he has eaten the cookies.
It is really difficult to nail down the FACTS and TRUTH about a person that doesn't exist except once a year and only by gossip about a man that comes down the chimney leaving good tidings behind after he has eaten the cookies.
