why we have different names for the jolly bringer of Christmas gifts You may call him Santa Claus, but the bearded guy in the red suit is a man known by many names. Whether it’s St. Nick ...

Santa Claus’ uniform may have some variations ... led to the mispronounced nickname Kris Kringle), among many others. But the Americanized Santa first began taking shape in the 1820s and ...

The bearded bishop became popular as Santa Claus because of his Dutch nickname, Sinter Klaas, a shorter term for Sint Nikolaas (Dutch for Saint Nicholas). There are different reasons to state the ...