Does Santa Claus Wear Nothing But A Red Costume

Why does Santa Claus wear red and white?

I rather liked this answer.He’s the jolly man who brings holiday cheer to all who are near. You can hear his “Ho, Ho, Ho!” laugh for miles away, and his white beard, rosy cheeks and deep-red suit are symbols of the season. Who could it be? Santa, of course! This holiday, we got to thinking about that deep-red suit … why does Santa wear only red? Why not green, blue or white? We answer the question with help from Coca-Cola and BBC News.Before we began writing this blog, we thought the best way to get the answer to our question would be to ask Santa himself while he was visiting the museum. He responded, with a twinkle in his eye, “Because it’s my favorite color!” Now, since Santa is a very busy man this time of year, we decided not to ask any more questions (we’d like to remain on the Nice List, after all), but we did do a little more research. And this is what we found …Many believe Santa wears red because of Coca-Cola. While there is no question that the soft-drink company has been influential in depicting the jolly man we all have come to know and love, the truth is St. Nick’s red suit appeared in illustrations and written descriptions long before Coca-Cola’s 1931 advertisements were created.In fact, Haddon Sundblom, the artist who created the original magazine ads for Coca-Cola, was actually inspired by Clement Clark Moore's 1822 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” – more commonly known as “The Night Before Christmas.”But before Moore’s poem and Coca-Cola’s advertisements, there was the original St. Nicholas. As the Bishop of Myra in the 4th Century, his traditional robes were red and white. While some historians argue that he originally dressed in different colors, the fact is that after the bishop, who was known for his generosity and kindness to children, passed away, his legend grew, and that included his scarlet apparel. Why Does Santa Wear Red?

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Why is Father Christmas/Santa's clothing red?

The first appearance of a modern Santa Claus, complete with what we consider to be the Santa suit was in drawings by Thomas Nast. Nast's original drawings were of a small Santa who could slide down chimneys, but his later works made him full size. He was also the first to draw Santa wearing a red suit with fur lining, a nightcap, and a black belt with a large buckle.[1]Prior to Nast's work, Santa's outfit was tan in color, and it was he that changed it to red,[2]although he also drew Santa in a green suit.[3]This change is often mistakenly attributed to the work of Haddon Sundblom, who drew images of Santa in advertising for the Coca-Cola Company since 1931. Although Sundblom's work certainly changed the perception of Santa Claus, the red suit was shown on the covers of Harper's Weekly at least forty years before his work for the soda company was published.[2]The Coca-Cola Company itself has attributed the red color of the suit to Nast's earlier work.[4]Prior to the Coca-Cola advertising, the image of Santa was in a state of flux. He was portrayed in a variety of forms, including both the modern forms and in some cases as a gnome. It was Sundblom's work which standardised the form of Santa to the earlier Nast work, including the red suit outfit.[3]

What's it like to put on the red suit and play Santa Claus at a party?

A2AI have helped out Santa several times by being his proxy. I was able to help out the jolly fellow at several Christmas parties at work. I have to say it is wonderful. When you put on the suit something magical happens. As I was getting dressed it was all a big joke but when it came time to see the kids and represent the real Santa I changed. I understood that I was representing someone (some would say an idea, some would say a fiction, I would say simply Santa) and a little bit of that platonic ideal of giving, love, family, holiday, celebration that instantiates as Santa rubbed off on me. I felt my cheeks getting rosy, I felt merry and jolly. As I approached the door with my helpers I stood straighter; a smile split my face my voice deepened and (almost unbidden) my arm raised in a wave an a loud “HO HO HO! MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE” burst from my lips.AND THE KIDS ARE SUPER EXCITED AND RUSH UP AND…It was amazing and fantastic. For an hour or so I was Santa.I have always believed in Santa. In fact I know and am happy to state, to both children and adults, that Santa is real. I helped Santa; I felt the Santaness of the holiday within me; it changed me; it made me a better person. That seems real to me.I am older now, less Santa like (60 pounds lighter) and working in a different situation. I probably won’t get to be Santa’s proxy again. Other people will have an opportunity to feel the Santa magic like I did. I hope they have the same experience that I did.Note: When the party was over a few of my coworkers decided to stop at a bar for a drink. I still had the suit. If you go into a bar at Christmastime wearing a Santa suit you are going to drink for free. Everyone wants to buy Santa a drink.

Did the Coca Cola Company invent Santa Claus?

Santa Claus dates back centuries before Coca-Cola existed. Coca-Cola did not invent him. Nor did they even define the modern appearance of Santa Claus. It is true that they certainly helped popularize the modern appearance through Haddon Sundblom’s illustrations such as this one:But you will note that there really isn't anything different in the design than is already included in this cover from Puck magazine, almost three decades before Sundblom’s first illustration for Coca-Cola.Or this one six years before that.Or from this Harpers Weekly illustration by Thomas Nast in 1881.