Who Is Santa?

Santa Claus goes by quite a few names, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, Father Christmas, and of course, The Jolly Fat Man. He is one of the most loved holiday figures by children in Western society, if not THE most. And it's not hard to understand why. Saint Nick brings lots of presents to all Christmas celebrating children across the globe! The amazing thing is that he does all of this in just one night!

The job Kris Kringle has is not an easy one. It's a process that lasts all year-round. He makes a list of every boy and girl, and keeps track of their good and bad behavior to finally decide, when Christmas roles around, if they've been naughty or nice. He then gets his magical workshop elves to work around the clock on the perfect present for every good child. Then he gathers those gifts on his magical sleigh, pulled by 9 flying reindeer, and takes off to drop all of the toys down the chimneys of all the well behaved boys and girls. He doesn't forget the misbehaved, though. He will sometimes leave coal in their stockings, and figure they should be grateful it wasn't something else.

For the rest of the year, Santa spends some of his time in the North Pole located at the tip top of our planet, and most of his time in Santa Claus Village in Lapland, Finland. It is believed that he stays there with Mrs. Claus. There aren't as many nicknames for her, but she still has her role helping to keep her husband’s spirits lifted. He also lives with the aforementioned reindeer, Dasher, Donder, Comet, Prancer, Vixen, Cupid, Blitzen, Dancer, and Rudolph. He's the one with the red nose, of course.

For many years, Santa has also been receiving letters. Sometimes he even writes back, but with so many letters, it can be difficult. With everything else he does, the fact that he still at least TRIES is no less than awe-inspiring.

Clearly, Father Christmas is a very kind and merry old man. Always wearing furry, white, and red clothing, black boots, and the infamous "Santa hat," he spreads more joy to young kids than the Easter Bunny, even though the Easter Bunny lays plastic eggs full of candy. YOU try doing that. However, Santa Claus has raised the bar so high it looks to be that the only person who'll ever be able to top him would be good old Saint Nick.

Though it is still unknown WHY Santa is as giving a person as he is, wouldn’t you agree that Santa Claus is just about the coolest holiday icon who ever existed? He has inspired so many lifelong stories and memories of nearly every human being on earth. Not many things can accomplish that.