 Santa Claus has been called by several different names
throughout the years. The original tradition and legend of Santa Claus may
have been based on the early Dutch legend of Sinter Klaas, originating in
the 1600's.
Santa Claus really started to get famous when American author Washington
Irving published stories about Santa Claus, referring to him as Saint
Nicholas. Saint Nicholas arrived on Christmas Eve bringing presents for
children.
Santa Claus changed and became more famous when writer Clement Clarke
Moore wrote a poem in 1823 about a Christmas Eve visit from Saint Nicholas,
better known as " The
Night before Christmas" . Millions of children now could have a
consistent description of Santa Claus and his eight flying reindeer.
American magazines picked up on the popularity of Santa
Claus, and many different versions of Santa Claus were published over the
next 50 years. Santa Claus even began to appear in advertisements for
popular products.
The most famous reindeer,
red nosed
Rudolph started to appear in the late
1930's. Santa Claus, Rudolph, and the other reindeer would get periodic
boosts in popularity when songs, stories, movies, or videos were released
about them.
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