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| | Santa Claus Encyclopedia Article @ XXXL.com |
 | | As such, a small number of primarily fundamentalist Christian churches dislike the secular focus on Santa Claus and the materialist focus that present-giving gives to the holiday. | | | The system is disrupted when the reigning Santa is murdered by his son, Damian, who then uses the position to attack the competing holidays of Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. | | | Excerpt from Josiah King's The Examination and Tryal of Father Christmas (1686), published shortly after Christmas was reinstated as a holy day in England. |
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http://www.xxxl.com/encyclopedia/Santa_Claus
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| | SANTA CLAUS: The Great Imposter |
| | December 25 is actually "the feast in honor of the birth of the son of the Babylonian queen of heaven, later called Saturnaha by the heathen Romans. | | | Santa knows things that are known only by an Omniscient God. | | | Santa has replaced God in the lives of Santa-worshipping children. |
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http://www.av1611.org/othpubls/santa.html
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| | Santa Claus Review - Jabootu's Bad Movie Dimension |
| | Lupita hears Santa mentioned, and her mother explains who he is. Lupita asks if Santa will bring her a doll, and her tearful mother replies that it couldn't hurt to ask him for one. | | | Santa finally takes off with a prayer to Jesus, which to my mind raises more questions than it answers. | | | Aside from singing a native tune, the kids are all dressed in rather stereotypical clothing to represent their respective countries, or group of countries, or continents. |
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http://www.jabootu.com/acolytes/brandiweed/santa.htm
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| | SANTA CLAUS |
| | And Santa Claus' perspective on evil is ambiguous: the very first time we see him, he is laughing at a creche depicting the birth of Christ! | | | Pitch's subsequent mental torture of three young boys borders at times on pure harassment, and again, we feel that no human child in his right mind could resist such powerful spiritual temptation. | | | Lucifer, it seems, is fed up with St. Nick (Jose Elias Moreno) spreading holiday spirit and good cheer. |
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http://www.kgordonmurray.com/f01.html
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| | Access Spencer County, Indiana, USA |
| | The residents were deliberating over what to name their community when a winter's gust blew the doors to the church open. | | | Each year, the post office receives thousands of letters to Santa from children all over the world. | | | This was the first theme park built in the world. |
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http://www.spencerco.org/about_towns/santa_claus/santa_claus.cfm
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| | Santa Claus Facts, Origin and fun Tidbits |
| | His fame spread rapidly during the Middle Ages and thousands of churches are dedicated to him. | | | Kids all over the world know who Santa is... | | | Children often call him "Santa no ojisan," which means "Uncle Santa." (This information comes to you via the courtesy of Mr. |
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http://www.lnstar.com/mall/main-areas/santafaq.htm
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| | Saint Nicholas ::: Origin of Santa |
| | This commercial success led to the North American Santa Claus being exported around the world where he threatens to overcome the European St. Nicholas, who has retained his identity as a Christian bishop and saint. | | | It's been a long journey from the Fourth Century Bishop of | | | , St. Nicholas, who showed his devotion to God in extraordinary kindness and generosity, to America's jolly Santa Claus. |
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http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=35
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| | Thomas Nast |
| | When Nast created his image of Santa Claus he was drawing on his native German tradition of Saint Nicholas, a fourth century bishop known for his kindness and generosity. | | | His use of Santa Claus was melancholy, sad for the faltering Union war effort in which Nast so fervently believed, and sad for the separation of soldiers and families. | | | The claim that Nast “invented” Santa Claus in 1862 is thus accurate, but the assertion overlooks the centuries-long antecedents to his invention.Santa Claus thrived thereafter in American culture both Christian and secular. |
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http://cartoons.osu.edu/nast/santa_camp.htm
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| | History of Santa Claus |
| | He comes there every day of the year to hear what children want for Christmas and to talk with children who have arrived from around the world. | | | Santa Claus Village is also the location of Santa's main Post Office, which receives children's letters from the four corners of the world. | | | Nicholas lived in the 4th century A.D. He was very rich, generous, and loving toward children. |
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http://www.the-north-pole.com/history
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| | Santa Claus |
| | Participants are requested to make a note of the following: | | | Clearly, viewing Santa as a waveform removes the apparent paradox of his 'presence' being measured in several locations within a short interval of time. | | | We have since developed this theory, and are confident that a quantum mechanical model of Santa Claus allows many of his observed properties to be explained, and several interesting predictions to be made. |
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http://skepdic.com/santa.html
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| | Santa Claus, The Forbes Fictional Fifteen - Forbes.com |
| | Speculated to be tormented by infinite wealth; embarks on annual around-the-world trip in a futile attempt to give it away. | | | Claus himself plays it close to the vest, cryptically muttering "Ho! | | | Claus' ultimate motivations for annual gift-giving orgy remain unclear. |
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http://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/fictional/01.html
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| | Believe in Santa Claus !!! |
| | You say that Santa Claus conflicts with your beliefs. | | | To believe in Santa Claus is to believe in childhood and charity. | | | If you take the time to learn who Santa was, and believe in who he is, |
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http://www.questy.net/santa.htm
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| | Santa Claus, Indiana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The park's name was changed to Holiday World in 1984. | | | Seven years later on May 21, 1856 the name was accepted by the Post Office Department, and the first post office was opened with John Specht as its first postmaster. | | | Over the years both entrepreneur’s visions became vacant and neglected. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus,_Indiana
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| | Urban Legends Reference Pages: Cokelore (The Claus That Refreshes) |
| | Santa Claus was an evolutionary creation, brought about by the fusion of two religious personages | | | As we just pointed out above, the modern Santa had "elbowed aside all comers" long before the 1940s, and well before Coca-Cola co-opted him as their wintertime advertising symbol. | | | Nast gave his figure a "flowing set of whiskers" and dressed him "all in fur, from his head to his foot." Nast's 1866 montage entitled "Santa Claus and His Works" established Santa as a maker of toys; an 1869 book of the same name collected new Nast drawings with a poem by |
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http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/santa.asp
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| | Santa Claus Land - encyclopedia article about Santa Claus Land. |
| | Holiday World is also noted for its water park, Splashin' Safari, which is included in the price of admission. | | | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. | | | Holiday World was founded in 1946 by Louis J. Koch under the name Santa Claus Land. |
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http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Santa+Claus+Land
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| | Santa's Home Page |
| | This non-commercial holiday web site, appeals to children of all ages and their parents seeking online communication with Santa Claus and who are interested in Christmas-themed infotainment. | | | This site is all about Santa Claus and you can write a letter to Santa and he will return your email. | | | That’s right, send a letter to Santa Claus and he will send a personalized letter back for free !!! |
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http://www.saintnick.org
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| | Christmas with Santa Claus |
| | Santa has answered hundreds of millions of emailed letters since 1994 and continues to do so each year! | | | Claus, and the rest of the crew are always happy to have visitors! | | | There are approximately 257 days until Christmas 2006, but Santa Claus is always celebrating Christmas at SantaClaus.com so look around and see all of the features! |
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http://www.santaclaus.com
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| | Santa Claus (1959) |
| | I am not kidding!!!) to spy on children on earth. | | | Pitch has to destroy Christmas or Satan will make his ulcer worse! | | | This is possibly the strangest Christmas movie ever made. |
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053241
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| | Santa Claus and Christmas at the Northpole |
| | We invite you to experience a traditional look at Christmas through the many free activities here at northpole.com. | | | Enjoy the joy and magic of Christmas in Santa’s Secret Village! | | | Your donation—however small or large—can help us not only to continue Northpole.com, but also help to improve the site, incorporate some of your suggestions, and help keep the site free of ads. |
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http://www.northpole.com
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| | SantaClaus.fi — Christmas Rovaniemi — Santa Claus — Joulupukki |
| | The Office is full of excitement with a symphony of different languages, spoken by the thousands of international guests in Rovaniemi to meet with Santa Claus. | | | Santa Claus, is not afraid of chilly weather – under his thick, red coat he is snug and very warm, as he commutes from Korvatunturi in Eastern Finish Lapland to Rovaniemi every day. | | | The cheerful “pre-Christmas” hustle and bustle keeps Santa’s helpers dashing about seemingly never catching up. |
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http://www.santaclaus.fi/?deptid=8044
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| | Santa-Claus.com |
| | A selection of Greetings from Santa for the whole family. | | | We are proud to have been serving visitors worldwide with our much acclaimed Letter From Santa and Phone Call from Santa since 1998. | | | Please choose your country within which to order a surprise of a lifetime for a loved one this Christmas: USA - UK |
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http://www.santa-claus.com
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| | Santa Claus House - North Pole |
| | Santa Claus House, 101 St. Nicholas Drive, North Pole, AK 99705 | | | Merchandise is either sent via UPS or USPS where available. | | | Copyright © 2001 - 2006 Santa Claus House - North Pole Alaska. |
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http://www.santaclaushouse.com
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| | Disco Dancing Santa Claus - Christmas Entertainment |
| | Change Santa's dance by clicking the snowballs under Dances. | | | Change the background by clicking on the snowballs under Trees. | | | Change the music selection by clicking on the snowballs under Music. |
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http://www.northpole.com/Clubhouse/DancingSanta
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| | SCARED OF SANTA GALLERY: Tis the season to be scared witless |
| | A couple of years ago, the Chicago Tribune asked readers to send in their "Scared of Santa" photos. | | | Those photos are included here, as well as additional photos sent in by SouthFlorida.com, Sun-Sentinel.com and Chicago Tribune readers in subsequent years. | | | Nothing says Happy Holidays like a photo of sweet little toddlers screaming at Santa. |
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http://www.southflorida.com/events/sfl-scaredsanta,0,2245506.photogallery?coll=sfe-events-headlines&index=1
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| | Santa Claus' Village on the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland |
| | Santa Claus' Village on the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland | | | can meet Santa Claus and cross the Arctic Circle all year round. | | | Welcome to Santa Claus’ Village in Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland, where you |
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http://www.santaclausvillage.info/eng/main.htm
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