who brings gifts to good children on 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
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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. I had woken up
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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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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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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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Meanwhile‚ Across Town... Narrator: Meanwhile‚ across town... Everybody: Every Who Down in Who-ville Liked Christmas a lot... Student 1: But the Grinch‚ Who lived just north of Who-ville‚ 1/2 Class: DID 1/2 Class: NOT! Everybody: The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season! Now‚ please don’t ask why. No one quite knows the reason. Student 2: It could be his head wasn’t screwed on just right. Student 3: It could be‚ perhaps‚ that his shoes were too tight. Student 4: But I think that the
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hear the sound of hooves on my roof. I desperately hoped that Santa had gotten my letter and was going to bring me every present I had asked for under my Christmas tree. I tossed and turned all night. Sleep was impossible. I kept waiting for the sun to come up so that I could go in and wake my parents. At the first peak of a sun ray I ran into my parent’s room to wake them up and beg them to please get up so we could go and see what Santa left for us. When my brother and I were given the green light
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The first time I ever tried to catch Santa Claus. I was only maybe seven years old. One Christmas I was super excited for Santa Claus to bring me presents. I made up my mind that I was going to go to sleep early and try to catch Santa Claus. On Christmas Eve we put up our Christmas tree‚ but we did get to put the decorations on the tree. We rearranged the furniture in the living room so we could put the tree up. Then we went outside to put up the outdoor decorations. We put lights around the
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Believing in Honesty They say honesty is the best policy. But when it comes to Santa Claus‚ the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy‚ are we being dishonest with our children or just telling those stories. In the essays‚ “Santa Claus Isn’t Coming to Town” written by Allison and “Truth and the Santa Claus Moment‚” written by Corey Harbaugh‚ the writers discuss the values of honesty and the moments we choose to believe in. Allison believed in honesty. In her essay‚ she talks about how she was always
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