Saint nick

The Coca-Cola Santa Claus artwork from 1951 shows Santa reading a list of good boys and girls; there is no list of bad children. www2.coca-cola.com/presscenter/imagegallery.html

From lighting a real candle on the branch of an indoor Christmas tree, to a well-dressed family singing carols on a stairwell in the home, these image...

As you can see, Saint Nick was depicted as the one that brought the good children bags of toys. Whew, I'm totally grossed out by the boy praying for forgiveness to Krampus, Saint Nick's evil sidekick.

With what little we know about St. Nicholas, it is safe to say he would not be pleased to know he had eclipsed Christ in the hearts of many as the central figure of Christmas.

See how the great man has morphed from Nikolaos the wonder-worker in the fourth century to the jolly man in red we know and love today ... get ready for frescoes, stick-em-ups and Norman Rockwell

On this feast of St. Nicholas, Father Steve highlights the saint as a defender of the Incarnation of God in Christ- a revelation that is commemorated in the Solemnity of Christmas and is the central truth of the Faith.

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Ah, the Mall Santa Claus. Is there a more noble Christmas profession But sitting on creepy Santas lap is scary! Check out these funny crazy pics of kids visiting

Folklore surrounding Krampus has an association with witches, particularly because the legend of Krampus spans back to pre-Christian pagan times.