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The popular visualized concept of Santa Claus can be largely attributed to the poem ( The Night before Christmas) by Clement Moore ( l9Th century) He uses the term Saint Nick or St. Nicholas throughout, and does not once refer to the main man as ( Santa) but the idea , costume, descent through the chimney- most of the props are there, as are stockings, etc. The celebrated Newspaper editorial- oddly published on 9.2l the last day of summer- first of fall, the Yes, Virginia, article- was written in l897 by one oddly named Frank Church. in the editorial, Santa Claus is mentioned in every paragraph, what is called intensive style, Christmas Eve once, and God only once and then in the phrase- Thank God he lives and lives forever- the reference being to Santa Claus" immortality. the Nativity of the Lord, Jesus Christ is not mentioned in the entire article of between 7 and 8 paragraphs. Food for thought.

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