It's Santa Claus vs. St. Nicholas in a Seasonal Smackdown. Santa is a symbol of consumption reports the Christian Science Monitor, and the town of St. Nicholas isn't going silent into the night: "The myth of Santa Claus evolved from the fusion of two figures: gift-bearing Saint Nicholas and the representation of the infant Jesus known as "Christkindlein" (Christ child), which later became "Kriss Kringle." After Dutch immigrants brought Sinter Klaas to the US, German immigrant Thomas Nast drew a lasting image of a man with the white beard and sparkling eyes. Then in the early 1930s, Coca Cola, in need of a spokesman to boost sales, tapped the merry figure, completing his path from saint to salesman." Seriously. Are we to believe that St. Nicholas was a real bishop who taught us giving make us richer, not poorer? Bah humbug. Regardless, it's going to be iPods, iPods, and more iPods this iChristmas.
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It's Santa Claus vs. St. Nicholas in a Seasonal Smackdown. Santa is a symbol of consumption reports the Christian Science Monitor, and the town of St. Nicholas isn't going silent into the night: "The myth of Santa Claus evolved from the fusion of two figures: gift-bearing Saint Nicholas and the representation of the infant Jesus known as "Christkindlein" (Christ child), which later became "Kriss Kringle." After Dutch immigrants brought Sinter Klaas to the US, German immigrant Thomas Nast drew a lasting image of a man with the white beard and sparkling eyes. Then in the early 1930s, Coca Cola, in need of a spokesman to boost sales, tapped the merry figure, completing his path from saint to salesman." Seriously. Are we to believe that St. Nicholas was a real bishop who taught us giving make us richer, not poorer? Bah humbug. Regardless, it's going to be iPods, iPods, and more iPods this iChristmas.
