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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp
I have seen some Victorian type Father Christmases in green but thought that the red suit went back before Coca Cola's time. How long has Coke existed then?
My daughter used to think there was one reindeer called Olaf. Apparently he was the one who used to laugh at Rudolph and call him names.
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I got this from a website:
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Haddon Sundblom was born in 1899. Before he drew Santa Claus in 1931, people thought Santa looked like some kind of leprechaun or a cross between a gnome and a bishop. That doesn't paint a pretty picture. Coca-Cola wanted someone friendlier drinking their product so they hired Haddon Sundblom to come up with a new image. Haddon Sundblom's Santa is still a well-known figure today.
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