While Coca-Cola helped popularize today’s image, its version of Santa Claus drew inspiration from an 1822 poem and earlier ...

Haddon “Sunny” Sundblom took a commission from Coca-Cola and turned Santa into a 33-year gig and a key part of his art legacy ...

Cola's advertising certainly played a role in shaping the popular image of Santa Claus, the character has much deeper ...

“The wrinkles in his face were happy wrinkles,” Sundblom told Coca-Cola historians. “He embodied all the features and spirit of Santa Claus.” After Prentiss’ death, Sundblom became his ...

Santa Claus’ suit may be one of his immutable features today, but he didn’t always wear red — and his closet used to be much ...

When you think of Christmas and Santa Claus, one image pops into mind: A portly man dressed in a red and white velvet suit with black boots. But why is Santa always in red? Did it all start as a ...

Saturday 24 December, most families will gather to celebrate Christmas Eve and later Christmas. It is a time of love, ...