Coca-Cola invented Santa Clause?
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The origins of Santa Claus began in the 4th century. Not 1930. Coca-Cola used Santa Claus to up their brand. Video is bullshit.
Coca-Cola is rotten for many things but they did not create Santa Claus.
True. They just rode his coat tails to riches.
Did you watch it? He said they tied it into Saint Nicolas (4th century as you say, slapped Arius) and combined him with some Dutch chimney thief and Santo Clause
What they created was the most popular version of it (today). Originally to boost their brand. Then, Hollywood hopped on and started spamming everyone with "wholesome" Christmas blips (now all classics) as children's movies to cement the deal. They commercialized Christmas though, originally, you still had a heavy Christ in the sentiment, as you can see, they have over the years been trying to erase the original reason the celebrate that day. My fav songs growing up where Lil drummer boy and Silent night, from what I understand, they want to get rid of lil drummer boy cuz it is racist or something, now.
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Our modern image of Santa Claus comes from Clement C Moore as the jolly old elf in (I think 1837, although there is controversy whether he actually wrote it). Illustrator Thomas Nast drew upon that image in the Civil War. Coke used their version of Santa much later, 1931.
Hmm. So you're saying the one time I try sharing something from Alex Jones I get burned? Go figure
Did you watch the video? He has a guy on who makes some compelling claims. That portion is clipped right into the intro
You're not wrong
They used the colours of Coca-Cola. Red and white. The Santa Claus image you recognize today was the image portrayed by Haddon Sundblom for Santa’s first appearance in Cola advertising in 1931, drawing inspiration from Saint Nicholas’ image.
They heavily influenced modern variants. But they didn’t create Santa Claus. Or well I suppose you could argue they did in a sense given their influence on modern variants. But Santa and his many local, Regional, and National variants. Father Christmas, Father Frost, Kris Kringle, Sinter Klaas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick etc.
Have been around for centuries. In many cases. They are often linked to the remnants of previous Pagan and non-Christian Culture that was supplanted by modern Christian traditions.
The switch from celebrating Jesus' birth to Santa and commercialism was a coordinated ploy that allowed and encouraged parents to LIE to their children; this set a bad precedent. Parents lied to their kids for years and how does that make the child feel when they learn it's all a lie just for fun? I despise lying, yet Santa and Rudolf made lying fun. SMH
C'mon guys...think of the children...
Yanno, the ones Cokes been caught trafficking 🙄🙄🙄
The red suited white bearded man was invented by coke
They just created the image that is now popular today. Santa looked a bit different before that.
Coke was the industrial sludge runoff from the creation of the Mandela Effect.
Coke put him in red.
https://biblebelievers.com/watkins_santa/santa.html
Here is some interesting information on Santa and where it started.
Oh wow. There's a bunch in there. I did also come to the conclusion myself that parents feeding their innocent children a "miraculous lie" during their most critical formative years was a severe faith-destroyer... I remember when I found out Santa Clause wasn't real. That shit hit me deep in my lil soul! There's no telling what psycological damage that did. Lost trust in parents, lost ability to have faith in general, who knows
Same here. even though being raised going to church every Sunday I didn't really get it until I was an adult. I do now 😄!! I have my own personal relationship with Jesus and the father!!!
Fuck satan claws. He can eat shit.
why do people believe this? is it because some sort of authoritarian figure is pushing this in college? has anyone who read this and started to believe researched what this video is espousing?
Oh oh oh! Raises hand - me me me! PLEASE read The Battle for Christmas: A Cultural History of America's Most ... The Battle for Christmas, by Stephen Nissenbaum, is a fascinating study of opposing views of the Christmas celebration in America.
All this information and more is in here, including when Christmas came indoors, John Canoe, setting the slaves free for 2 weeks during the holidays and very very blotto ladies.
awesome...
Santa Clause was invented by commercialism! Kek
Let’s see them do Black Pete next
Taking children away for the white slave trade --festive!
They are the reason santa is red that's it
Things go better with Coke. Even Santa!🤣