Santa Suits and Santa Costumes

Have you ever wondered where our current image of Santa Claus came from? He didn't always wear one of those stereotypical Santa Costumes and fly behind Rudolph's red nose, but you would think so when you think about how common our present-day practices are. The figure that is Santa has a seemingly endless past and is in reality based on numerous various real people and similar legendary personas from various nations.

One of the most pivotal historical people in the creation of our contemporary appearance of Santa Claus is St. Nicholas of Myra. Born in what was then considered a state of Greece, (it's now part of Turkey) St. Nicholas was a Bishop in Myra and over half a dozen cities around the world call him their patron saint. St. Nicholas was renowned for looking after children and leaving gifts secretly while it was night, especially for putting coins on the boots of individuals that knew to put them at their door for him.

An older folkloric figure which played into the creation of what we know as Santa Claus is the English Father Christmas. Father Christmas was noted for sporting a vibrant green tunic and was considered to be a personification of Christmas joy. He was comparable to the ghost of Christmas present in Charles Dickens' popular work A Christmas Carol. However, he was not linked to bringing presents or even noted to have a soft spot for children.

The tales of the two figures eventually began to blend into one signature personality across Europe and quickly spread to America. The modern day features of this new hybrid character that we are aware of currently such as the jolly laugh and round belly, and factory at the North Pole, were believe it or not, given to us by historical figures you probably wouldn't have expected. The initial representation of Santa Claus as we know him today was illustrated by Thomas

Nast who is considered to be the father of political cartoons in the U.S.. Another major element was the popular poem we now call "The Night Before Christmas" which created the legend that he slides down chimneys, flies on a sleigh and lands on everyone's roof. This new picture of Santa was pushed into the masses by ads from Coca Cola and the book The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus written by L. Frank Baum. In case you aren't sure where you've heard that name before, L. Frank Baum is the man who published The Wizard of Oz and many of it's sequels.

Obviously Santa Claus has transformed throughout time, and works that most likely seemed trivial in their time became mythology. Santa Claus will more than likely continue to develop and several of the movies or books about him from today might have an effect on that evolution. Hey, maybe in the future they will imagine Santa has always seemed like Tim Allen and couldn't trim his big old bushy beard even if he wanted to!


Ever Wonder Why Santa Suits Cost So Much? It's Because They're Worth it!


HO HO HO ! It doesn't matter if you are readying yourself for the Christmas season or simply regularly have Santa in the back of your mind a Santa Suit is often a nice product to possess. Santa suits are able to entertain kids at a Christmas get together and they could even gain you a bit of money if you start working as a mall Santa! According to those in the know a mall Santa can pull in almost twenty five thousand dollars in the holiday season alone! Even if you aren't looking to earn money seeing your child or grandchild smile when Santa enters the room is priceless! What else could you possibly need?

Santa suits (WCC) may also be a fantastic and unique option for a Halloween costume! Is there anyone out there who is anticipating someone to combine holidays like that? Of course not, but they'll howl with laughter when you do! It could also serve as a part of a wonderful group costume if your pals dress as reindeer, or even the figures from the iconic holiday melding flick a Nightmare Before Christmas! Santa deserves to get out and have a good time too! All the folks at your next event are sure to make their way onto your nice list you show up dressed as jolly ol' St. Nick next Halloween! You would surely have a blast!

A high quality Santa suit can be priced at upwards of $500, but with all of the excellent possibilities it'd definitely be well worth the money. For a couple of hundred bucks you can put smiles on the children in your family's face for generations to come. You can also earn that cash back and then some merely working only a few hours a day at a mall, and you could even wear it around Halloween. If there was ever a costume on this Earth that is mass produced but worth the expensive fee, it is certainly a Santa suit. You will surely grin as much as the kids who watch you in it, no matter what your reasons are!


Santa Finds Time to Relax In the Summer.....A Little....

Santa Claus is very hard worker. When he finishes delivering gifts to millions of kids all around the world he deserves some time off. Rumor has it that Santa is a big fan of the tropics all through the summer time. Regardless of where he exactly heads, he always winds up incorporating a little work into his vacation and he is sure to do quite a few of the following things:

1. Stay pleasantly plump by eating tacos and cake.
2. Read up on the upcoming trends in the toy market.
3. Draft up a model for an elegant new suit.
4. Sport some flip flops and tropical t-shirts.
5. Giving Rudolph a break and traveling by plane.
6. Managing the elves in the North Pole from his iPhone.
7. Selling his old Santa Claus Suits to his favorite mall Santas so they can look official.
8. Trimming his beard so he doesn't get confused for a member of ZZ Top come Christmas.
9. Making Mrs. Clause merry!
10. Sipping a few Pina Coladas.

Obviously Santa’s work is never done even while he's on vacation! If you see him in the summertime, don't bother him, that will place you on his nice list for sure!