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The 14 pages that link to Santa Claus, each with the reason it gives.

• ChristmasRelated: His modern popular image links religious heritage with secular holiday customs.

• Coca-ColaRelated: Coca-Cola advertisements popularized a warm, red-suited depiction without inventing the character.

• Thomas NastBroader topic: Nast’s illustrations helped define Santa’s familiar appearance in the United States.

• Christmas EveCompared with: In traditions centered on Christmas Eve, Santa is said to deliver gifts during the night.

• Harper's WeeklyRelated: Nast’s illustrations for the magazine helped establish Santa’s familiar appearance.

• Saint NicholasRelated: Nicholas’s name and gift-giving legends contributed to Santa Claus’s development.

• Father ChristmasCompared with: The two figures gradually merged, but Santa’s history draws on different traditions.

• Christmas traditionsRelated: Santa Claus gives gift-giving a central figure in many contemporary celebrations.

• Clement Clarke MooreRelated: Moore’s poem helped establish the familiar American image of Santa Claus.

• Easter BunnyCompared with: Both figures make seasonal gift-giving magical, but belong to different holidays and customs.

• Tooth FairyRelated: Both figures use secret nighttime visits and gifts to sustain childhood traditions.

• BefanaCompared with: Unlike Santa, Befana visits at Epiphany and belongs especially to Italian tradition.

• Ded MorozCompared with: Both deliver gifts, but Ded Moroz is chiefly tied to New Year celebrations and Slavic traditions.

• BogeymanCompared with: Santa Claus also links behavior with consequences, but through promised rewards rather than abduction.