Most American four-year-olds can tell you all about beloved holiday characters like Santa Claus and Frosty the Snowman. But in other countries, talking about Rudolph and his ilk might earn you little more than a blank stare. Here’s a look at some holiday characters who might not be familiar to Americans, but who play a big role in celebrations around the world.
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9 Holiday Characters From Around the World
Published December 21, 2016 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: BELSNICKEL, Christmas, DED MOROZ, GRYLA, holiday, JÓLAKÖTTURINN, KRAMPUS, LA BEFANA, navidad, noel, OLENTZERO, PERE FOUETTARD, Santa Claus, THE CHRISTMAS CAT, TIO DE NADAL, Yule
Pictures With Santa [video]
Published December 25, 2015 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Christmas, humor, photo with Santa, photography, picture, Santa Claus, Santa's lap, video
Oh No! Santa’s Naughty List [comic]
Published December 12, 2014 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: cartoon, Christmas, comic, espionage, funny, holiday, humor, National Security Agency, naughty list, navidad, noel, NonSequitur, NSA, Santa Claus, Santa's list
Photoshopping Santa Claus [video]
Published December 19, 2013 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Christmas, funny, humor, navidad, noel, photo manipulation, photo touch-up, photography, photoshop, Photoshopping, Santa Claus, sexy Santa, video
Christmas Cartoon – No! Not Facebook!
Published December 24, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: cartoon, Christmas, Christmas Cartoon, comic, Dave Coverly, Facebook, father Christmas, funny, holiday, humor, Kriss Kringle, naughty or nice, navidad, noel, pic, picture, Santa Claus
Christmas Cartoon – Santa Economics
Published December 24, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: bailout, cartoon, Christmas, Christmas Cartoon, comic, economic crisis, father Christmas, funny, humor, IMF, Kriss Kringle, navidad, noel, Pere Noel, picture, reality check, Santa Claus, Santa Economics, spending, Too big to fail
A Brief History of Santa [video]
Published December 21, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Christkind, Christmas, father Christmas, history, holiday, kris kringle, Kriss Kringle, Pere Noel, Saint Nicholas, Santa, Santa Claus, Sinterklaas, video
1 Percenter Santa Claus [pic]
Published December 19, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: 1 Percent Santa Claus, 1 Percenter Santa Claus, 1% Santa Claus, 99%, Christmas, douch bag, funny, holiday, humor, ninety nine percent, Occupy Wall Street, OWS, pic, picture, Santa, Santa Claus, underwear, Wall Street Journal, WSJ
Skeleton Found In Bank’s Chimney – Man Disappeared 27 Years Ago
Published July 28, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Abbeville, bank, Chimney, dead Santa, Disappear, ho ho ho, Louisiana, Merry Christmas, missing person, noel, Santa Claus, skeleton
— Skeletal remains found in the chimney of an Abbeville, Louisiana, bank two months ago have been identified as those of a local man who hadn’t been seen in 27 years. The remains are those of Joseph W. Schexnider, who vanished at age 22 in January 1984, Abbeville police Lt. David Hardy told CNN. Schexnider’s disappearance was noted after he failed to show up for a court hearing on a charge of possession of a stolen vehicle. When officers showed up at his home to take him in to custody, Schexnider’s mother said he had fled to avoid arrest. The remains were discovered in May when construction workers were doing renovations on the main branch of the Bank of Abbeville, a historic building that sits on the main square in the southwestern Louisiana town of 25,000 people. Tests done at a Louisiana State University forensics lab established the remains were those of Schexnider. The cause of death was likely dehydration and starvation, Hardy said. Foul play was not suspected and the case is closed, he said. Hardy told reporters that Schexnider had gloves and a cigarette lighter on him, but no bag or anything to indicate he planned to carry loot from the bank.
Santa Claus Stopped By The TSA [pic]
Published December 24, 2010 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: airport security, Christmas, Festivus, funny, humor, lump of coal, navidad, noel, pic, picture, Santa Claus, St.Nick, terrorism, Transportation Security Administration