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Santa Claus St Nicholas Sinterklaas

Written 7th July 2022 | Subscribe to our Christmas newsletter

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How did St Nicholas go on to be Santa Claus?

Santa Claus has been around for years, and it has recently been shortened to just 'Santa' so where did this name come from?

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