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	Father Christmas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Father Christmas is a name used in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and several other Commonwealth Countries, as well as Ireland, for the gift-bringing figure of Christmas or yuletide.
		Although Father Christmas and Santa Claus (the latter deriving from the Dutch for Saint Nicholas: Sinterklaas), are now used interchangeably, and both are to some extent identified with Saint Nicholas, the origins of Father Christmas are quite different from Santa Claus.
		The Ghost of Christmas Present in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is based on Father Christmas.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Father_Christmas (454 words)

	Father Christmas
		It must be time for Father Christmas to face the cold, prepare his sled, don his red suit and boots and head off on his weary bloomin' way, delivering presents near and far.
		Father Christmas is a unique and unforgettable representation of a classic character by Raymond Briggs, the creator of The Snowman.
		Father Christmas may also be used to complement The Snowman for seasonal licensing.
	www.copyrights.co.uk /portfolio/classic_nostalgia/father-christmas.aspx (260 words)

	Amazon.com: Father Christmas: Music: Deana Carter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		On the punningly titled Father Christmas (dad Fred, a veteran Nashville session man whose resumé includes Bridge over Troubled Water and work with Dylan and Waylon Jennings, is her sole accompanist here), the one-time multimillion seller for Capitol uses the form to reintroduce herself on an indie.
		Father Christmas isn't as filling as a set of new Carter songs would've been, but it's a good sign of her continuing vitality as a performing force.
		On Father Christmas, Carter reaches new levels of sparsedom, with the album comprised solely of her warm, clear vocals and some supple guitar work courtesy of her father, esteemed session musician Fred Carter.
	www.amazon.com /Father-Christmas-Deana-Carter/dp/B00005R5V0 (1794 words)

	How did Christmas start? How does the West celebrate Christmas? The real meaning of Christmas: legend or myth?
		Father Christmas is based on a real person, St. Nicholas, which explains his other name 'Santa Claus' which comes from the Dutch 'Sinterklaas'.
		Christmas was just a good time to drink extra whisky and beer for Mohinder, until he found the real meaning of Christmas.
		Christmas cards from different countries often show Mary, Joseph and Jesus in the landscape of that country, and with the racial appearance of that nationality, be it fl African, Indian, or Japanese.
	www.soon.org.uk /christmas.htm (2478 words)

	Father Christmas in England
		Father Christmas and his elves make all the toys for Christmas in his home in the North Pole.
		Father Christmas was originally part of an old English midwinter festival, normally dressed in green, a sign of the returning spring.
		On Christmas eve Father Christmas piles all of the toys onto his sleigh and rides across the sky with his reindeers.
	www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk /customs/Xmas/santa.html (652 words)

	Christmas traditions & customs round the world. How different countries celebrate Christmas.
		Small family presents are given at Christmas too, under the tree, or in stockings near the fire-place, to be found in the morning.
		At mid-day, the 'peace of Christmas' is broadcast on radio and TV from the Finnish city of Turku by its Mayor.
		On Christmas morning, things such as cinnamon rolls or coffee cake are served for breakfast, and for dinner there is typically ham (and occasionally regal plum pudding).
	www.soon.org.uk /country/christmas.htm (1706 words)

	Father Christmas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		He is a member of Fathers for Justice, who are campaigning for a change in family law in Britain.
		The man, dressed in a red santa hat and cap and blue jeans, with a fake white beard, chained himself to a lamppost on the pillar and shouted slogans down at a crowd that gathered to watch.
		A campaign of Christmas chaos is planned by gangs of men dressed as Father Christmas who want to bring the nation's shopping centres to a standstill, it was revealed at a Shropshire hotel.
	www.fathers.ca /father_christmas.htm (2154 words)

	Christmas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Christmas or Christmas Day is a holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity.
		The phrase "Christmas tree" is first recorded in 1835 and represents the importation of a tradition from Germany, where such trees became popular in the late 18th century.
		The prominence of Christmas in Germanic nations may be a form of carryover from the pagan midwinter holiday of Yule.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Christmas (5759 words)

	Discovery Channel :: News :: Farmer Named Roger 1st Father Christmas? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Since Sussex — a county in southeastern England — was mostly rural at the time, the possible first father Christmas likely worked as a farmer and may have descended from the Normans who conquered England in 1066.
		In addition to Roger Christmas of Sussex, other identified early holders of the name are Simon of Pevensey from the year 1288, William of Huntingdon from 1318, Peter of Steeple Mordern from 1359 and Richard of Colchester from 1400.
		Henry Christmas, who has been researching the origins of his surname for the past 50 years, is not yet convinced that his last name originated with someone who was born on Christmas.
	dsc.discovery.com /news/briefs/20051219/christmas_his.html?source=rss (632 words)

	Father Christmas
		When the celebrations of Christmas are fast approaching a simple ho-ho-ho or mention of reindeer and sleighs brings one name to mind for nearly everyone in the world.
		Father Christmas is also known as St. Nicholas, a fourth-century Christian Saint from Myra about whom little is known.
		The English Father Christmas came to look more and more like his American counterpart, and now Father Christmas and Santa Claus have become one and the same person.
	www.phototails.com /father_christmas.htm (914 words)

	www.fatherxmas.com - Welcome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Our Father Christmas Collection dolls are used in many homes throughout the year to bring the feeling of joy and sharing to everyone.
		Our Father Christmas dolls will become part of your decor and part of the family for years to come.
		Each Father Christmas doll is unique and original, not one is alike.
	www.fatherchristmascollection.com (159 words)

	Father Christmas
		Charles Dickens harked back to the Celtic image of the spirit of mid winter with his 'Ghost of Christmas Past', a large fellow in a green suit, decked with holly and ivy and representing "the green fuse of nature" that was awakened by the sun, shortly after the longest, darkest, mid winter night.
		Now if there is or ever was a Father Christmas, we can certainly thank a few story tellers, medieval artists, romantic writers and advertising men for the image we have of him today.
		Whether we call him 'Father Christmas' or not, there's no denying that there is a real 'Spirit Of Christmas', that lives and grows or deforms and dies with and within us.
	users.aol.com /MUMBLESAIL/santa.html (1938 words)

	Father Christmas
		Popular personification of the spirit of Christmas, derived from the Christian legend of St Nicholas and elements of Scandinavian mythology.
		He is depicted as a fat, jolly old man with a long white beard, dressed in boots and a red hat and suit trimmed with white fur.
		He lives with his toy-making elves at the North Pole, and on Christmas Eve he travels in an airborne sleigh, drawn by eight reindeer, to deliver presents to good children, who are fast asleep when he arrives.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0092191.html (257 words)

	InterText #57: Father Christmas Must Die!!! by Patrick Whittaker (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Father Christmas got hold of Erickson's hair and lunged at his neck.
		That was when Father Christmas came shuffling along with the gait of an old man. It was dark.
		Father Christmas, still in his costume, came out at about half past and this time there could be no doubt.
	www.intertext.com.cob-web.org:8888 /magazine/v13n2/christmas.html (4513 words)

	Re: Father Christmas
		: : : After a recent argument about the origins of Father Christmas as he is known today - plump, jolly, clothed in red - I have discovered that contrary to one fokelore, this image was not created by Coca Cola in an advertising campaign begun in the 1930s.
		The window was shut on the third night so he climbed on the roof and dropped the gold down the chimney.
		Images of Father Christmas prior to about 1880 all showed him with a green coat.
	www.phrases.org.uk /bulletin_board/26/messages/846.html (379 words)

	Father Christmas
		Christmas had been a fine time when Elizabeth had come to Pemberley, but never had it been so happy as it was now that he had his own children to delight.
		"Happy Christmas to you," she attempted a smile, but crawled to the edge of the bed to sit up, as the motion of the children bouncing in her bed seemed to be more than she was prepared to handle.
		It was an expectant father's lot in life to feel all those things, and many more, whether or not he was a father on Christmas day or at any other time of the year.
	www.pemberley.com /derby/lou25.fc.html (12001 words)

	Christmas Around the World
		Christmas dinner is often a barbecue with family members traveling from far away to be together again.
		At Christmas dinner, a plum pudding is served with little treasures hidden inside that bring their finders good luck.
		Christmas dinner is eaten outdoors and is followed by a visit to the beach or a game of cricket.
	www.northpole.net /world.htm (1003 words)

	Toonhound - Father Christmas (1991)
		Santa is fed up and in need of a holiday, which he duly takes.
		Raymond Briggs' "Father Christmas" was first published in 1973 and its
		Christmas was depicted as a grumpy suburbanite, living alone with his
	www.toonhound.com /father.htm (362 words)

	Santa Claus, Father Christmas
		Father Christmas has always played an important role in the Christmas celebrations.
		Father Christmas/Santa Clause has many names find out what they are.
		Not every country is visited by Father Christmas, some have their own Christmas gift bringers.
	www.happychristmas.org.uk /santa/index.htm (101 words)

	History of Father Christmas - St. Charles Christmas Traditions
		n an enchanted white horse, Father Christmas flies over the houses of England on Christmas Eve.
		He brings presents to be carefully placed under Christmas Trees, and treats to fill fireside stockings.
		With a wreath of holly atop his head and a long green robe on his stout frame, he is the embodiment of jovial Christmas cheer embraced by England in the 19th century and is reflected in the 'Spirit of Christmas Present' in Charles Dickens’ famous story, A Christmas Carol.
	www.stcharleschristmas.com /fatherchristmas.htm (90 words)

	Santa Picture colouring-in. Free Colouring Pictures of Father Christmas
		Here is a free colouring-in picture for children of a Santa / Father Christmas / St Nicholas figure of years long past.
		The emergence of Father Christmas was a peculiarly British concept.
		Dependant on the country, gifts to celebrate Christmas are given as early as 5 December and as late as Twelfth Night, which marks the end of Epiphany's on 6 January.
	fashion-era.com /Christmas/christmas_crafts_santa_colouring_picture.htm (724 words)

	J.R.R. Tolkien, Letters from Father Christmas
		The letters were full of Christmas wishes and curious questions about life at the North Pole and about Father Christmas' companions, Polar Bear and Ilbereth The Elf.
		I truly believed that these were letters from Father Christmas to the Tolkien children (keep in mind that this Father Christmas is not by any means a Christian-based being, but rather a sort of friendly teller of tales about what happens during the course of the year at the North Pole).
		This is important, as the handwriting of Father Christmas (roundish like ink dripping from a fountain pen on its last legs), North Polar Bear (chunky -- he has big paws), and Ilbereth (best described as spidery) is less than readable.
	www.greenmanreview.com /book/book_tolkien_christmas.html (1725 words)

	Father Christmas Letters, Personalised Letter from Santa this Xmas, or even a Phone Call. (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Father Christmas Letters, Personalised Letter from Santa this Xmas, or even a Phone Call.
		Opposite is an example Father Christmas Letter please click here to see an enlarged version of the type of Father Christmas Letter you will receive.
		All letters will be despatched at the beginning of December to arrive safely before Christmas Eve, after that all letters will be sent on a weekly basis until the last posting date.
	www.father-christmas-letters.ukhq.co.uk.cob-web.org:8888 (819 words)

	Father Christmas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Inspired by images from Charles Dickens, J. Tolkien, and L. Frank Baum, the character of Father Christmas was created as an antidote to the more commercialized image of "Santa," that is too often seen everywhere, selling everything from soda pop to toy guns.
		Father Christmas, on the other hand, comes to spread good cheer, tell stories, pronounce a Christmas blessing, and add a traditional feeling to any celebration.
		To book Father Christmas for your event, or for more information, please e-mail us a through the link below.
	www.dcn.davis.ca.us /GO/tahuff/fatherchristmas.html (109 words)

	Father Christmas: Christmas Symbols. Santa's Net.
		The picture of a pot-bellied, bearded and well-ringing Father Christmas that we know more recently was an origin of Santa Claus.
		He was created by Thomas Nast, a North American cartoonist, in drawings he made for Harper's Weekly during a period of 20 years from 1863 onwards.
		He based the pictures on Clement Moore's poem, gradually developing Moore's small fat, elf-like creature into the Father Christmas now known to all.
	www.santas.net /fatherchristmas.htm (101 words)

	Amazon.com: Father Christmas: Books: Raymond Briggs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It is funny in a slightly irreverent way, but it still captures the warmth and joy of a Christmas well spent.
		My favorite memory in the book is of Father Christmas trying to figure out how to get inside the mobile home.
		Ever since I can remember, this book was out on christmas day and my mother would read to me in her best english accent.
	www.amazon.com /Father-Christmas-Raymond-Briggs/dp/0679887768 (1126 words)

	Father Christmas - DVD - Title F Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		This is a story about what’s its really like being Father Christmas.
		The beginning shows Father Christmas getting ready for a well-earned holiday, after all his hard work over Christmas.
		He works hard in his garage making some very major alterations to his sleigh and when finished it appears to be more like a camper van, which can fly.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /dvd-title-f/father-christmas (228 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Father Christmas (Picture Puffin): Books: Raymond Briggs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Father Christmas awoke from his dream of summer in the sun, and there it was on the calendar, December 24th, Christmas Eve, the start of his longest night's work of the year.
		From the first time i watched this great film on television i loved it, it's a funny twist on father christmas, he's a grumpy old man with a heart of gold.
		I still wonder if Father Christmas will get his presents to all the children in time.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Christmas-Picture-Puffin-Raymond-Briggs/dp/0140501258 (457 words)

	Father Christmas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In England the children write letters to Father Christmas and then burn them in their fireplace.
		The message travels on the smoke to Father Christmas.
		Nicholas] [Piere Noel] [Wassailing Santa] [Father Christmas] [father] [Russian Santa] [Pioneer Santa] [Victorian Santa] [Civil War Santa] [Santa Claus] [Santa Helpers] [Mrs.
	home.comcast.net /~lgbsteve/html/father_christmas.html (47 words)

	J.R.R. Tolkien, Letters from Father Christmas (audio) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Most children have at one point or another written a letter to Father Christmas (or Santa Claus or Saint Nicholas or whoever brings your presents).
		Of course, most of our fathers are not Tolkien, but now we can experience the thrill of receiving Letters from Father Christmas.
		The letters themselves are divided by charming renditions of various Christmas carols (with "Joy to the World" being used most often).
	www.greenmanreview.com /book/book_tolkien_fatherchristmasaudio.html (433 words)

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