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Who was the REAL Santa?

Who was the REAL Santa?

Name: Who was the real Santa?
Uploaded: 2025-12-17T11:17:23.739Z
Duration: 7 min 2 s
Description: Matt Elton busts three common misconceptions about Father Christmas

Red suit, white beard, a belly that shakes like a bowl full of jelly. That might well be your image of Santa – but there's more to the big man than that. Matt Elton busts three common misconceptions about Father Christmas

Matt Elton

Published: December 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM

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Join HistoryExtra's Matt Elton as he unwraps three common misconceptions about Father Christmas.

Before the jolly red-suited man we know today, Santa Claus had many lives – from a medieval bishop to a Victorian political symbol. This holiday history video reveals the surprising story of how Britain’s Father Christmas and America’s Santa Claus merged, and busts the myths you might still believe about this festive gift-bringer.

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Matt EltonPodcast editor

Matt Elton is the podcast editor at HistoryExtra