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Coca-cola put that advertisement out - in the days of the depression. Two years after the stock market crash of 1929.
America was dying - but, almost simultaneously, the Empire State Building was completed.
Gambling was made legal in a small town in Nevada - Los Vegas.
The Red Santa became a symbol of a better future - and nicer neighbours. Classic timing.
Before the Santa Claus advertisement - there is no vaguely similar recorded image.
No white bearded, red coated jolly old bloke.
Unless you know different..
honey!oh sugar sugar.
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- the Bible doesn't mention 25th December as the date of birth; many think it occurred in the spring
- it was only after 1848 that Christmas trees became common here, after their introduction by Prince Albert from Germany
- the jolly bearded Santa, in the the red coat, originally came about via a 1931 advertisement drawn for Coca-cola
I believe it is a myth that coca-cola invented the red Father Christmas, but the illustrations are so lovely I am not surprised they popularised it.
I think we would be better moving Christmas to February when there is more chance of snow.
Green Man
Jesus actual birthdate is no where in the Bible. Christians just took a date from an actual pagan holiday and decidesd to use the date to celebrate Jesus.
Also there are many theories who Saint Nicholas was.