Who really he is?
Learning Objective: At the end of the session, the students are expected to be able know more about Santa Claus and understand his role on
Christmas.
Who is Santa Claus?
How many names does he have?
What does he do?
Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas (U.S.) , Father Christmas (U.K.), Kris Kringle(U.S.), or simply "Santa"(U.S.& U.K.)
The modern depiction of Santa Claus as a plump, jolly man wearing a red coat and trousers with white cuffs and collar, and black leather belt and
boots, became popular in the United States in the 19th century due to the significant influence of caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast.[3] This
image has been maintained and reinforced through song, radio, television, and films.
In the United Kingdom and Europe, his depiction is often identical to the American Santa, but he is commonly called Father
Christmas.
One legend associated with Santa says that he lives in the far north, in a land of perpetual snow. The American version of Santa Claus lives at the
North Pole, while Father Christmas is said to reside in Lapland.
Other details include: that he is married and lives with Mrs. Claus; 
that he makes a list of children throughout the world, categorizing them according to their behavior;
that he delivers presents, including toys, candy, and other presents to all of the good boys and girls in the world, and sometimes coal or sticks to the
naughty children, in one night; 
and that he accomplishes this feat with the aid of magical elves who make the toys, and eight or nine flying reindeer who pull his sleigh.
The name of Santa's Reindeers
Dasher
Dancer
Prancer
Vixen
Comet
Cupid
Dunder / Donner
Blixem / Blitzen
It has been suggested that in the original version Donner and Blitzen (thunder and lightning) were actually called by the Dutch equivalents of
Dunder (sometimes Donder) and Blixem.
Rudolph
One name is conspicuous from the list above by its absence: the most famous reindeer of all, Rudolph. Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer is the best
known of all Santa's reindeer yet he wasn't part of the original team of eight.
Do you believe in Santa Claus?
What do you want from Santa this Christmas?
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Teacher Jacob