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ALL ABOUT SANTA CLAUS

Santa is also known as: Father Christmas, Father Frost, Joulupukki, Kris Kringle, Père Noël, Sabdiklos, Saint Nicolas, Sancte Claus, Sinter Klaas, Weihnachtsmann

Does Santa exist?

Vote.com conducted a poll in 1999-DEC, asking Internet surfers: "Do you believe in Santa Claus?" Of the 4,114 votes cast, 66% voted for the option "Yes! He spreads Christmas spirit around the world." 34% voted "No! Bah, Humbug! Santa's nothing but a marketing ploy." So it seems, Virginia, that there is a Santa Claus, after all -- at least in the minds of most Internet surfers. ₁

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References:

1. Vote.com's Santa Clause results are at: http://www.vote.com/vote/1840583/
2. Denise Graham Zahn has written a book to update the 20th century "one-Santa Claus-with-helpers" tradition to a new multicultural Santa Claus family tradition for the 21st Century. Her book is called "The Legend of the Twenty-First North Pole Santa." Read reviews or order this book safely from Amazon.com online book store
3. SecretSanta.org "...connects individuals with local [U.S.]  toy drives -- helping direct much-needed support, gifts and donations to underprivileged children during the holiday season." See: http://www.secretsanta.org/
4. "NORAD tracks Santa" is a website that tracks Santa's sleigh on Christmas Eve. See: http://www.noradsanta.org/

Copyright © 1999 to 2005 by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Originally written: 1999-DEC-24
Latest update: 2005-DEC-15
Author: B.A. Robinson