Where does Santa come from?
How a miracle-working Greek bishop, Dutch folk figure and early New York icon became the ubiquitous symbol of Christmas
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THE FIGURE of Santa Claus is so familiar at Christmastime, in so many countries, that few boys and girls, enjoying the orgy of gifts he has come with, stop to wonder: where did he get his name?
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