Santa's back in town!
I always get so excited when Christmas stuff starts popping up in the stores but for some reason I REALLY look forward to buying the cokes with Santa Claus on them...and we hardly ever drink coke. But when Santa looks at me from a can I just can't resist. So, in honor of this little guy I have some trivia for you to enjoy. (Courtesy of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader.)In 1863 Harper's Weekly hired a 21 year old man named Thomas Nast to draw a picture of Santa Claus bringing gifts to Union troops fighting in the Civil War. The Santa Claus that he drew came from a combination of the description of Santa in "Twas the Night Before Christmas" and Uncle Sam. (Originally Santa was a thin man with dark hair) This picture was so popular that for 40 years Nast drew a new picture ever year. In fact, Nast almost singlehandedly established the Santa "image" as it is today...except in one major area: The color of his suit. That was a product of Coca Cola.
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