Category:Santa Claus

**Santa Claus**
	legendary figure said to deliver gifts to people on Christmas Eve
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Instance of	legendary saint; Christmas tradition; Christmas gift-bringer; mythical character; advertising character; film character; comics character; animated character; literary character; anime character;
Named after	Sinterklaas; Saint Nicholas;
Performer	Kevin Hart (Dashing Through the Snow); John B. Lowe (The Ultimate Christmas Present); Jefferson Mappin ('Twas the Night);
Present in work	Dashing Through the Snow; The Ultimate Christmas Present; 'Twas the Night; A History of New York (literary work, St. Nicholas, 1809); Up on the House Top (1864, song); Old Santeclaus with Much Delight (poem, Santeclaus, 1821); A Visit from St. Nicholas (poem, St. Nicholas, St. Nick, 1823); The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1912, book); A Kidnapped Santa Claus (1904, short story); Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz (1900s, comic strip series); The Road to Oz (1909, book); The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives (animated short film, Santy Claus, 1933); Jolly Old Saint Nicholas (poem, old St. Nicholas, old Santa Claus, 1865); Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964, film); St. Nicholas (painting, 1837);
Inception	1809 (A History of New York);
Different from	Q1775202;
Said to be the same as	Father Christmas, Ded Moroz, Sinterklaas, Saint Nicholas
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	Q315796; VIAF ID: 315189402; GND ID: 4322773-9; Library of Congress authority ID: no2015039717; Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12005470x; IdRef ID: 028165594; National Diet Library ID: 001123057; NKCR AUT ID: jo2016908772; U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10662896; U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10575845; National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007586483405171; MusicBrainz artist ID: 7d0c3f46-3202-42a2-9222-6b42d1ff796c
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