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Santa Claus story evolves from St Nicholas origins
Americana tracing St Nicholas from a fourth century bishop to Santa Claus in the New World. Dutch settlers bring him to America, where he transforms from a bishop in robe to a jolly elf in a red suit with reindeer, inspired by Clement C Moore’s poem.
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