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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1970
Page
15
New York AP reports labor of Santa's helpers long before Dec 25. Toymakers unveil Playskool Stack Scale and Fisher-Price Happy Hoppers for toddlers, Eduplational Teach-Key Spelling for 5 to 8, Rainbow Crafts Puzzle Up, Little Learners talking animals, and many more.
A fragmentary report notes Christmas themed items and new toy releases. The passage mentions the Nativity scene and characters from the Peanuts gang interacting with Mattel products including Skediddles See n Say and See n Say devices and new Liddle Kiddles lines such as Kiddle Komedy Theatre and Kosmic Kiddles.
The piece traces Santa Claus origins from St. Nicholas in Asia Minor to Dutch Sinterklaas, British Father Christmas, Norwegian Kriss Kringle, and American contributions by Washington Irving Clement Moore and Thomas Nast. It notes Nast’s 1863 depiction shaping the modern jolly figure with fur trim and beard.
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