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And then we feel obligated to get somebody a gift and it’s really transformed that whole idea of what I think the real St. Nick was about.” Keeping St. Nicholas alive Strangely, the force most ...

Here comes the real Santa Claus! Remarkable new high-tech ... Scientists used data from the skull of Saint Nicholas of Myra — whose penchant for gift-giving prompted the legend of Father ...

The name Santa Claus came from the Dutch nickname for Saint Nicholas - Sinter Klaas. Still, very little is actually known about the real Saint Nicholas, except that he was buried in the church ...