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A trade card promoting a holiday sale at the ‘Bee Hive’ store on Dec. 10, 1879, in New York City. (Photo by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images)
Everyone has heard of Santa Claus, that chubby, white-bearded, red-suited guy who delivers Christmas presents via a reindeer-powered sleigh. But have you never wondered how he became a man of so many names? From St. Nick to Santa to Kris Kringle, it’s a marvel that Rudolph isn’t completely confused abo…

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Santa, maybe? Why we have different names for who ‘hurries down the chimney’ on Christmas • Iowa Capital Dispatch

(NBC12)Everyone has heard of Santa Claus, that chubby, white-bearded, red-suited guy who delivers Christmas presents via a reindeer-powered sleigh. But have you never wondered how he became a man of so many names? From St. Nick to Santa to Kris Kringle, it’s a marvel that Rudolph isn’t completely confused about whom exactly he is working for. So, as a linguist who studies the social and historical paths that deliver the words we use, the season’…

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Santa, maybe? Why we have different names for who ‘hurries down the chimney’ on Christmas • Virginia Mercury

Santa Claus waves during the annual Macy's Thanksgiving parade on Nov. 28, 2019, in New York City. (Kena Betancur/Getty Images)
Everyone has heard of Santa Claus, that chubby, white-bearded, red-suited guy who delivers Christmas presents via a reindeer-powered sleigh. But have you never wondered how he became a man of so many names? From St. Nick to Santa to Kris Kringle, it’s a marvel that Rudolph isn’t completely confused about whom exactly he…

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Santa, maybe? Why we have different names for who ‘hurries down the chimney’ on Christmas • South Dakota Searchlight

Written by Valerie M. Fridland, University of Nevada, Reno Everyone has heard of Santa Claus, that chubby, white-bearded, red-suited guy who delivers Christmas presents via a reindeer-powered sleigh. But have you never wondered how he became a man of so many names? From St. Nick to Santa to Kris Kringle, it’s a marvel that Rudolph isn’t completely confused about whom exactly he is working for. So, as a linguist who studies the social and histori…

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Santa, Maybe? Why We Have Different Names for Who ‘Hurries Down the Chimney’ on Christmas - Bucks County Beacon

Santa Claus waves during the annual Macy's Thanksgiving parade on Nov. 28, 2019, in New York City. (Kena Betancur/Getty Images)Everyone has heard of Santa Claus, that chubby, white-bearded, red-suited guy who delivers Christmas presents via a reindeer-powered sleigh.But have you never wondered how he became a man

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EVERYONE HAS HEARD of Santa Claus, that chubby, white-bearded, red-suited guy who delivers Christmas presents via a reindeer-powered sleigh.But have you never wondered how he became a man of so many names? From St. Nick to Santa to Kris Kringle, it’s a marvel that Rudolph isn’t completely confused about whom exactly he is working for.So, as a linguist who studies the social and historical paths that deliver the words we use, the season’s festive…

Why we have different names for who ‘hurries down the chimney’ on Christmas

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