35: Why Santa Claus Comes to Town

Emileigh and Morgan go back in time and discuss the life of Saint Nicholas and how his legend morphed Santa and the other gift givers we know and love today! 

 

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Sources: 

https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/santa-claus

https://www.stnicholascenter.org/who-is-st-nicholas/compare-santa-st-nicholas#:~:text=Santa%20Claus%2C%20as%20we%20know,the%20hope%2Dfilled%20Christmas%20message.

https://www.stnicholascenter.org/who-is-st-nicholas/patron-saint

Documentary: The Story of Santa 

Documentary: The Legends of Santa (youtube) 

https://naturetravels.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/jultomten-swedens-santa-claus/