"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was invented by Montgomery Ward's department store in 1939!" "Santa Claus' navigator is a marketing gimmick!" "Uh-huh, and Santa Claus is...?" "Instrument rated, I sure hope."
Technically, Santa Claus himself is an Americanization of the Dutch Sinterklaas in the 1770s, when Washington Irving came up with the roly-poly jolly man with a pipe; the idea of the sleigh pulled by reindeer came in 1821; Coca-Cola just came up with the color since it was associated with their product.
Technically, Santa Claus himself is an Americanization of the Dutch Sinterklaas in the 1770s, when Washington Irving came up with the roly-poly jolly man with a pipe; the idea of the sleigh pulled by reindeer came in 1821; Coca-Cola just came up with the color since it was associated with their product.