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» 0:00 A Fractured History... and Legs
» 1:38 Old St. Nick
» 5:02 The Church Breaks Up
» 9:15 Santa Comes to America
» 12:56 The Evolution Continues!

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▼ Resources ▼
» my favorites: https://messeduporigins.com/books
» Santa Claus Worldwide: A History of St. Nicholas and Other Holiday GiftBringers by Tom A. Jerman, McFarland & Company, North Carolina, 2020
» A History of New York Washington Irving: "A History of New York." Encyclopedia Britannica, Invalid Date. https://www.britannica.com/topic/AHi....
» The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum, Henry Holt and Company, New York, 2003
» "Haddon Sundblom." 2020. Illustration History: An Educational Resoure and Archive. Normon Rockwell Museum. https://www.illustrationhistory.org/a...

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