Santa Claus is Coming to Town “There are three stages in a man’s life; When he believes in Santa Claus‚ When he doesn’t believe in Santa Claus‚ and when he is Santa Claus” – Author Unknown How many people do you know who believed in Santa Claus as a child? Some say the image of Santa Claus takes away from the fact that Christmas is to celebrate the birth of Christ. Some opinions are “What is Christmas without Santa Claus?” The innocence in a belief of someone who gives and doesn’t expect anything
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Christmas Eve. Yes santa! Santa is the person who has most greatly affected my life. Santa Claus‚ also known as Saint Nicholas‚ Father Christmas and simply "Santa"‚ is a figure with legendary‚ mythical‚ historical and folkloric origins who‚ in many western cultures‚ is said to bring gifts to the homes of the good children during the late evening and overnight hours of Christmas Eve‚ December 24. Santa Claus is generally depicted as a portly‚ joyous‚ white-bearded man—sometimes with spectacles—wearing
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Santa Claus is real “There are three stages in a man’s life; When he believes in Santa Claus‚ When he doesn’t believe in Santa Claus‚ and when he is Santa Claus” – Author Unknown How many people do you know who believed in Santa Claus as a child? Some say the image of Santa Claus takes away from the fact that Christmas is to celebrate the birth of Christ. Some opinions are “What is Christmas without Santa Claus?” The innocence in a belief of someone who gives and doesn’t expect anything in return
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"What is it." Caddy said. "Did you think it wold be Christmas when I came home from school. Is that what you thought. Christmas is the day after tomorrow. Santy Claus‚ Benjy. Santy Claus. Come on‚ let’s run to the house and get warm." She took my hand and we ran through the bright rustling leaves. " This quote reveals two very important aspects of the novel. First‚ Benjamin’s lack of a concept of time‚ and secondly how vivid and endearing his memories of his sister Caddy are. Benjamin‚ who is mentally
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the only way to escape it is by isolating themselves from everyone else staying home for the whole month of December. Celebrating Christmas and the stories of Santa Claus has always been a tradition in the United States since 1870. Parents should tell their children about Santa Claus and other Christmas stories. Eliminating Santa Claus out of Christmas is ruining all the magic‚ fun‚ and excitement. Imagination is a key component to the magic‚ fun‚ and excitement. As said in an article‚ “Allowing
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Today‚ he is envisioned as a mystical figure dressed in red clothes while carrying a sack of toys to the little girls and boys of the world. The legend of Santa Claus can be traced back to a bishop named‚ St. Nicholas. St. Nicholas was known for his unending kindness and piety. He was just a man who dedicated his life to helping those who needed it. Word spread about him and he became the subject of many legends
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The following is a book report about: The Leadership Secrets of Santa Claus‚ and was written by‚ (Cottrell‚ et al.‚ 2003). This is an eighty-page leadership skill-building book‚ published by the Performance Systems Corporation in 2003. There are eight main points (Santa Secrets) discussed by the authors in this book and I agree with them all. However‚ I will attempt to reveal why I agree that to "Build A Wonderful Workshop" is important‚ discuss one secret ("Listen To The Elves") I see being
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would ever find was a dollar hidden under my pillow. Out of all the things I believed in‚ I believed in Santa Claus the most. However‚ on one fateful Christmas Eve‚ my beliefs were shattered. As my father and I were driving home from Pizza Hut‚ I kept telling him to drive faster so I could get home in time to see Santa Claus. He then told me five words that completely changed my life: Santa Claus is not real. I was shocked. Everything that I believed in seemed to come crashing down. What else was not
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Childhood was a time period in my life that had involved countless disillusionments. One of the disillusionments being the existence of Santa Claus‚ which had been set up by my parents. With endless movies based on Santa‚ the media also had been a substantial factor in my belief of this fictional character. With this disillusionment came disappointment when I had come to a realization that Santa is in fact a fictional character. It was Christmas Eve in the city of Vancouver‚ in the year of 2008
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completely agree with this statement. There are many circumstances where the general population and myself are satisfied with believing without any sufficient evidence. One example of this is Santa Claus. For millions of children‚ including myself‚ who grew up in Christian homes‚ the myth of Santa Claus is one that requires no proof. Every child stays up on Christmas Eve hoping to hear reindeer on the roof in anticipation of Santa bringing Christmas presents. When children reach a certain age‚ usually
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