| | : ''This article is about the Christmas gift-giver. For the saint, see [[Saint Nicholas]].'' | | : ''This article is about the Christmas gift-giver. For the saint, see [[Saint Nicholas]].'' |
| − | '''Santa Claus''', or simply "Santa", is an [[United States of America|American]] and [[Canada|Canadian]] popular cultural icon, likely brought over from [[Germany|German]]-speaking countries, the [[Low Countries]], and [[Scandinavia]]. He has been a regular staple of the American observance of [[Christmas]] for about two centuries or more, and as well as much of the world. Santa Claus brings presents to good children every Christmas, rides a flying sleigh pulled by reindeer and lives at the [[North Pole]]. | + | '''Santa Claus''', or simply "Santa", is an [[United States of America|American]] and [[Canada|Canadian]] popular cultural icon, likely brought over from [[Germany|German]]-speaking countries, the [[Low Countries]], and [[Scandinavia]]. He has been a regular staple of the North American observance of [[Christmas]] for about two centuries or more, and as well as much of the world. Santa Claus brings presents to good children every Christmas, rides a flying sleigh pulled by reindeer and lives at the [[North Pole]]. |