"St. Nicholas"" and of caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast. This image has been maintained and reinforced through song, radio, television, children's books, films, and advertising. Santa Claus is said to make lists of children throughout the world, categorizing them according to their behavior (""good"" and ""bad"", or ""naughty"" and ""nice"") and to deliver presents, including toys, and candy to all of the well-behaved children in the world, and coal to all the misbehaved children, on the single night of Christmas Eve. He accomplishes this feat with the aid of his elves, who make the toys in his workshop at"
"of restoring Santa's memory, and he thanks the animals for making his deliveries for him. Santa discovers one last bag meant for Liechtenstein and, to make the delivery in time, switches to a reserve tank of magic dust that the animals had overlooked. He flies away with his reindeer leading the charge before the animals can manage to ask for a ride to New York, in addition to telling Julien that he's off the ""naughty list,"" which angers Julien, who says ""I ""am"" the naughty list"", but he is also confused by this and asks Maurice what the naughty list"
"not, he beats the children with his bag of ashes. In other (presumably more modern) versions of the story, Knecht Ruprecht gives naughty children gifts such as lumps of coal, sticks, and stones, while well-behaving children receive sweets from Saint Nicholas. He also can be known to give naughty children a switch (stick) in their shoes instead of candy, fruit and nuts, in the German tradition. ""Ruprecht"" was a common name for the devil in Germany and Grimm states that ""Robin fellow is the same home-sprite whom we in Germany call Knecht Ruprecht and exhibit to children at Christmas ..."""
"punish those who have been very naughty. For example, they will take bad children and carry these children off in a burlap sack to their homeland of Spain, where, according to legend, Sinterklaas and his helper dwell out of season. These songs and stories also warn that a child who has been only slightly naughty will not get a present, but a ""roe"", which is a bundle of birch twigs, implying that they could have gotten a birching instead, or they will simply receive a lump of coal instead of gifts. In 1850, Amsterdam-based primary school teacher Jan Schenkman published"
"were left for children by unseen hands overnight on Christmas Eve, but the receptacle was a matter of debate, as was the nature of the visitor. Dutch tradition had St Nicholas leaving presents in shoes laid out on 6 December, while in France shoes were filled by Père Noël. The older shoe custom and the newer American stocking custom trickled only slowly into Britain, with writers and illustrators remaining uncertain for many years. Although the stocking eventually triumphed, the shoe custom had still not been forgotten by 1901 when an illustration entitled ""Did you see Santa Claus, Mother?"" was accompanied"
"the remaining animals all un-due the witch’s spell. Santa then defeats the witch by spraying bubble gum at her. He promises to reward Marlo though it isn't specified what Santa is giving him for Christmas. A boy named Balthazar cannot decide what he wants for Christmas. Santa and the elves decide to visit him and ask him. When Balthazar finds the squirrel Hoppy with them, he decides he wants to keep him. However, Hoppy falls out the window and is stolen by a man who sells animals. He decides to sell this rare squirrel, but not if Santa has anything"
"the animals, causing him to fly up into a block of snow, and as they try to pull him out, the ice cracks, causing an avalanche, ruining Santa's work, and toppling the rescue trio. Santa invents the ""naughty list"" after Manny talks about it. All the animals fix the mess, but Santa has much more gifts than usual, so Prancer volunteers to fly the sleigh. He realizes he can't do it alone so he goes and gets his family, Dasher, Dancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen. Then, Santa leaves through the night sky, and everyone is back on the"
"year. Children who behaved badly may expect to find a twig or a piece of coal under their pillows. In the Netherlands, ""Dutch children put out a clog filled with hay and a carrot for Saint Nicholas' horse. On Saint Nicholas Day, gifts are tagged with personal humorous rhymes written by the sender."" In the United States, one custom associated with Saint Nicholas Day is children leaving their shoes in the foyer on Saint Nicholas Eve in hope that Saint Nicholas will place some coins on the soles. The American Santa Claus, as well as the British Father Christmas, derive"
"and cookies. As a result, most of his clothes stop fitting, forcing him to wear sweaters and sweatpants. Scott also acquires the ability to tell whether a child has been ""naughty or nice"", and children seem to know he is Santa. After an incident in which several children approach Scott to ask for Christmas presents, Laura and Neil believe he is deliberately trying to undermine them and successfully petition a judge to suspend Scott's visitation rights. Devastated and still not convinced he is Santa, Scott goes to Laura and Neil's house on Thanksgiving, where Charlie shows Scott a snow globe"
"that the children's stockings were hung by the fireplace to dry, so he decides to put small toys in them while placing larger toys elsewhere. After Claus leaves and the family wakes up, they refer to him as ""Saint Claus"" or ""Santa Claus"". Once Claus returns, Peter Knook informs him that he can only use the reindeer once a year on Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve is only ten days away, so he will not have time to make enough toys. In order for Claus to have enough gifts, Peter Knook finds and retrieves the toys stolen by the Awgwas. Claus"
"encourage imagination, and it’s equivalent to bribing your kids for good behavior.” Notes Bibliography Santa Claus Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle, Father Christmas, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring gifts to the homes of well-behaved (""good"" or ""nice"") children on Christmas Eve (24 December) and the early morning hours of Christmas Day (25 December). The modern Santa Claus grew out of traditions surrounding the historical Saint Nicholas (a fourth-century Greek bishop and gift-giver of Myra), the British figure of Father Christmas and the Dutch figure"
"Le Petit Bonhomme Janvier 'Tit Bonhomme Janvier (""Good Little January Man""), usually spelled Te Bonhomme Janvier in English, is a character in the folklore of the Cajun people of Louisiana, said to be the poor, younger brother of Santa Claus. Cajun children do not get their stockings filled on Christmas Eve, but are instead visited by Te Bonhomme on New Year’s Eve, who fills their stockings with fruits, candy, and other special gifts if the children have been well behaved during the year, especially during the week between Christmas and New Year's. If the children have been naughty, Te Bonhomme"
"through their window at night to pay their dowries. Traditionally, he would also carry a birch rod (Dutch: ""roe""), a chimney sweep's broom made of willow branches, used to spank children who had been naughty. Some of the older Sinterklaas songs make mention of naughty children being put in Zwarte Piet's bag and being taken back to Spain. This part of the legend refers to the times that the Moors raided the European coasts, and as far as Iceland, to abduct the local people into slavery. This quality can be found in other companions of Saint Nicholas such as Krampus"
"gifts were accidentally set on fire; Santa's beard was burnt as it was Nicholas's fault. But Nicholas manages to clean the toys after he accidentally burned with the fire-cracker toy he made. At the orphanage, Mrs. Poulmer, the caretaker of the orphanage, cheers Little Beatrice up and gives Felix's letter. She knows that Nicholas was Santa's Apprentice. Felix Receives a letter from the orphanage and he writes to Nicholas to deliver the message at the North Pole. Then on Christmas Eve, Nicholas apologizes to Santa and helps him to put more gifts on the sleigh. Nicholas receives the letter from"
"for Santa Claus to fill with little gifts (""stocking stuffers""). It is tradition throughout the United States for children to leave a glass of milk and plate of Christmas cookies for Santa Claus nearby. Presents the family will exchange are wrapped and placed near the tree, including presents to be given to pets. Friends exchange wrapped presents and tell each other not to open presents before Christmas. Grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins, siblings and occasionally guests from out of town are entertained in the home or else visited. Wrapped presents are most commonly opened on the morning of Christmas Day;"
"sleigh bells and think it is the Witch. However, to their delight, it is not the Witch but Father Christmas who gives gifts to the children - for Peter, a sword and shield, for Susan a horn and bow and arrow and for Lucy a cordial and a dagger. Meanwhile, the Witch come across a group of animals sharing a Christmas feast and demands to know where they got it. A fox reveals that Father Christmas gave it to them for which they are turned into stone. Signs of the Witch's magic being weakened are evident when the snow melts,"
"of coal or carrot or potatoes left by Krampusz. (However, as no one is either all good or all bad, most children get both sweets and a switch.) To earn some extra money, students often act as Mikuláš, the Angel, and the Devil. Treats are traditionally sweets, chocolate, candy and different nuts. In modern times, chocolate Santa figures are most common. To get the presents, the boots must be polished, because Santa does not fill boots that are not shiny enough. Bad kids may also get onions, raw potatoes or a lump of coal in their boots next to their"
"the toys to the island until he can find homes and children who will love them. The king allows them to stay one night on the island until they can tell Santa to find homes for them by Christmas when they get home. However, Rudolph leaves the island on his own, still worried that his nose will endanger his friends. Time passes and Rudolph grows into a young stag, still enduring mockery from others. He returns home to find that his parents and Clarice have been looking for him for months. He sets out once again to locate them and"
"chosen to receive the first gift of Christmas, from Santa himself. The girl discovers Billy still alone in the rear car, and she and the boy persuade him to come along; however, the boy accidentally unhitches the car, sending it back along the line to a railway turntable in Santa's workshop. The children sneak through an elf command center and a gift sorting office before accidentally being dumped into a giant sack full of presents, where they discover that the know-it-all kid stowed away. The elves escort them out as Santa arrives. A jingle bell flies loose from the galloping"
"tree, Sid puts a star-shaped piece of ice on the top, which is accidentally flung off and hits the Christmas Rock, shattering it. Manny, furious at Sid, declares that Sid is on the ""Naughty List"". Manny dismisses the idea of Santa to Ellie, which Peaches overhears, and the young mammoth is shocked that Manny does not believe in Santa. Sid, in tears that he destroyed the rock, slides downhill as his tears freeze solid. Scrat finds an acorn half frozen in a pond and steps onto the slippery surface to pull it out. After pulling it out successfully, Scrat begins"
"once he is adopted. Santa and Nicholas use the Magic ball to restore Mrs. Poulmer, the children, Little Beatrice and Rufus back to normal size and Nicholas delivers the presents to the children. Little Beatrice then introduces to Nicholas as she likes Rufus and thought she said something silly about it as she feels something special. Santa adopts Nicholas and takes him back to the North Pole and explaining to Nicholas that once he retires, he will run the orphanage. Santa gives Nicholas a Magic ball so that he can use Christmas Magic. Little Beatrice was stowed in the bag"
"will instead take away all of their Christmas presents and leave them coal or other undesirable things. Te Bonhomme even visits adults bringing ""sacks of treats filled with oranges, pecans, candy, coloring books and crayons."" Le Petit Bonhomme Janvier 'Tit Bonhomme Janvier (""Good Little January Man""), usually spelled Te Bonhomme Janvier in English, is a character in the folklore of the Cajun people of Louisiana, said to be the poor, younger brother of Santa Claus. Cajun children do not get their stockings filled on Christmas Eve, but are instead visited by Te Bonhomme on New Year’s Eve, who fills their"
"Claus leaving presents on New Year's Eve 1852, with children ""hanging their stockings up on each side of the fire-place, in their sleeping apartments, at night, and waiting patiently till morning, to see what Santa Claus puts into them during their slumbers"". In Ireland in 1853, on the other hand, presents were being left on Christmas Eve according to a character in a newspaper short story who says ""... tomorrow will be Christmas. What will Santa Claus bring us?"" A poem published in Belfast in 1858 includes the lines ""The children sleep; they dream of him, the fairy, / Kind"
"that ""Sinterklaas"" has really given them presents. This may be done through a note that is ""found"", explaining where the presents are hidden, as though Zwarte Piet visited them and left a burlap sack of presents with them. Sometimes a neighbor will knock on the door (pretending to be a Zwarte Piet) and leave the sack outside for the children to retrieve; this varies per family. When the presents arrive, the living room is decked out with them, much as on Christmas Day in English-speaking countries. On 6 December ""Sinterklaas"" departs without any ado, and all festivities are over. In"
"enters it anyway. Seeing baby Nicholas with his parents boarding a ship, Nicholas tries to stop them but it was too late. After he exits door 1, the advent calendar doors collapse as Nicholas now has a beard and Santa asks Nicholas that door 3 still works if he can find it. So Nicholas and Rufus go to bear mountain on their own to find door 3 as Santa returns to Daffodil Orphanage. Back at Santa's workshop, Victorian Santa converts toys to bricks and Beatrice notices this and asks the Victorian Santa why, he explains to Beatrice that kids will"
"to save the other toys from being thrown away after their owners outgrew them. Santa explains that while it is true that some children outgrow their toys, he knows Steven is looking for him. Rudolph and his friends agree to bring him there and have Queen Camilla fix him to cheer him up. They do so, and Rudolph, considering about turning his nose normal, decides to keep his nose the way it is. Santa leaves to deliver the presents at their first house where Mr. Cuddles gets delivered. Santa tells him that Steven didn't mean to throw him away, but"
"he is Santa. They find out that Danny and Nick stole the sleigh and presents and Santa says that Danny will be on the naughty list forever. When Danny comes back he apologizes to Santa, but the sleigh is broken. Nick is sitting at a bus stop when he sees Bill, Harry, and Eliot. They ask him where the address to his brother's house is as they don't recognize him because he is wearing a Santa costume. Nick doesn't answer them and they drive off. Nick realizes a second later they are going to his brother's house, which means that"
"his stereo and when Tuscany on the radio sings ""Christmas cannot be destroyed not even by a Naughtyinator!!!!!!!"", the loud vibrations destroy the ""Naughty-inator,"" causing Christmas cheer to return to Danville and removing the ""naughty"" brand from everyone. The elves inform the kids that it is too late to clear up the misunderstanding with Santa, meaning Santa cannot come to Danville. Phineas and Ferb, not ready to give up yet, see their opportunity to save the holiday and decide to create a flying sleigh, along with help from Blanyn't, Clewn't, Isabella, Baljeet, Buford and (amazingly) Candace to deliver presents made"
"from Saint Nicholas. He also reported to give naughty children a switch (stick) in their shoes for their parents to hit them with, instead of sweets, fruit and nuts, in the German tradition. In related folk traditions more closely associated with certain regions in the High Alps, particularly the snowy villages south and west of Salzburg in Austria, the Knecht Ruprecht character functions as Saint Nicholas' assistant, rather than as the primary actor in the early December rituals; keeping a watchful eye on the benevolent saint during his journey. Both are, in turn, accompanied in these regions by an assortment"
"place a boot on their windowsill waiting for Mikulás to come by and fill it with treats. There is no Mrs. Mikulás in Hungary. In the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Slovakia, Mikulás/Miklavž often comes with two assistants: a good Angel who gives out presents to good children and a “Krampusz”, a mean elf, in some version a Devil, who punishes bad children. On 5 December, they come to the houses where small children live and give them some presents. While ""good"" children receive various fruits, candies and toys, ""bad"" children can expect nothing more than a wooden spoon, several pieces"
"the generous boy a new fishing rod and a pond full of fish. Gruzzlebeard casts a spell on all the toys, making them come to life. Santa and the elves must return them to normal, but Gruzzlebeard traps Santa in a lot of bubble gum. Santa eventually escapes and helps the elves return the toys to normal. One toy decides to rebel against Santa, but the other toys stand up to him and tell Santa. The bad toy asks Gruzzlebeard for a potion to turn all toys at the toy store alive, but Santa arrives on the scene to set"
"Children, Little Beatrice and Rufus to an ornament size. Santa convinces the Police officers and Inspector Jeff Samson to prove he was real after his heart was restored and pointing to them that he delivered the toys to them when they were little. Inspector and his men understands and believes what Santa had said to them and they release Santa. After Nicholas and Grincroch battle for the Magic Ball, the Magic Ball fell and Santa retrieves it in the nick of time. Santa convinces Grincroch to stop making fun and picking on children and to learn to love the parents"
"a fake lucky charm and she skates great; she is the winner along with her best friend, Natasha. Thorn and Balbo also enter and win a prize. Dudley, however, does not skate great due to being sick. When Santa reveals to Crystal that the lucky charm was fake, she learns to believe in herself. He then gives her a pair of crystal skates for Christmas. A boy’s father won’t come home for Christmas because he is an archaeologist. Something from his site has been stolen and he cannot leave until it is found. Meanwhile, Santa has gone to Almeria and"