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Hollywood, CA- Ida Lupino, Warner Brothers star, delivers a few wallops to Santa Claus' spankable rear extremity for, although you would never guess it, that jolly spirit of Christmas is 1,600 years...

See how the great man has morphed from Nikolaos the wonder-worker in the fourth century to the jolly man in red we know and love today ... get ready for frescoes, stick-em-ups and Norman Rockwell

As you can see, Saint Nick was depicted as the one that brought the good children bags of toys. Whew, I'm totally grossed out by the boy praying for forgiveness to Krampus, Saint Nick's evil sidekick.

Around here, worst case scenario, naughty children can expect a lump of coal in their stockings in lieu of presents. Santa's kind of a pushover like that. Not so for children expecting a visit from Saint Nicholas. Apparently, traditionally speaking, Good Saint Nick has a rather nasty sidekick, Krampus. Krampus is a sort of anti-Santa, a demon who comes to punish children who misbehave during the year. Krampus Night is celebrated on the eve of St. Nicholas Day in Europe, particularly in…

The Coca-Cola Santa Claus artwork from 1951 shows Santa reading a list of good boys and girls; there is no list of bad children. www2.coca-cola.com/presscenter/imagegallery.html

Even the Krampus celebrates Valentine’s Day If you’re a last minute Valentine’s Day shopper, this list will steer you in the right direction toward, you know, bliss and emotional satisfaction and true love and everything else that Valentine’s Day is supposed to represent. Gift-giving seems so simple, doesn’t it? I mean, how can someone screw...

With what little we know about St. Nicholas, it is safe to say he would not be pleased to know he had eclipsed Christ in the hearts of many as the central figure of Christmas.

I look into the darkness and origins behind the Alpine folkloric being that is Krampus and I also look into the origins of why coal for Christmas is now a negative thing.

Here you can try face decoration in our Santa Claus Beard Sticker that features Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa. He is a...