Der Weihnachtsmann.
They are the same person, "Santa" is a nickname (no pun intended). It comes from the German "Santa Claus" where Claus is a nickname for Nicholas.
Der Weihnachtsmann
Santa Claus' name in German is der Weihnachtsmann. The idea of Santa Claus is alien to German Christmas celebrations. Saint Nicholas visits German children on December 6 and the Christkind (Christ Child) comes to them on Christmas Eve with presents. Exposure to Anglo-Saxon culture since the end of the second World War has introduced der Weihnachtsmann into popular German culture. Das Christkind IS NOT the German equivalent of Kris Kringle
German Moreno was born on October 4, 1943, in Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines.
lightning... Donner means thunder...
saint nikolaus (yes that is how they spell it)
Santa Claus is Santa Claus everywhere.In German he is know as Sankt Nicholas.The only difference is he hands out presents on St. Nicholas's day, which is 6th December.
ich glaube nicht an nickolaus/weihnachtsmann.
St. Nikolas, the German equivalent of Santa Claus
"Santa" is a form of the word "Saint", and Santa Claus comes from the German "Sankt Niklaus" or St. Nicolaus. Santa is often called "Good Saint Nick". Other names are "Father Christmas" (Common in Europe) and Kris Kringle.
Yes, sort of. Each region has A Santa, or more accurately Father Christmas. I believe there is a commercial form of Santa Claus in Germany as well.