Many people pass on the urban legend that Santa Claus's red suit was created by Coca Cola, but that is untrue. Thomas Nast had Santa running around in his red and white ensemble years before Coca ...

Move aside, Red Riding Hood. You can’t hold a cinnamon-spiced candle to the King of Crimson, that right jolly old elf himself ...

“The wrinkles in his face were happy wrinkles,” Sundblom told Coca-Cola historians. “He embodied all the features and spirit of Santa Claus.” After Prentiss’ death, Sundblom became his ...

This popular image of Santa was largely promulgated by the Coca-Cola Company, which featured images of Santa Claus in its Christmastime advertising for much of the 20th century. But that image ...

Santa Claus' uniform may have some variations ... These artists' formative drawings are often overshadowed by Coca-Cola's long-running holiday campaigns, illustrated by Haddon Sundblom, which ...

Santa Claus’ suit may be one of his immutable features today, but he didn’t always wear red — and his closet used to be much more expansive. The legendary gift-giver’s style is just one indicator of ...

Santa Claus’ uniform may have some variations ... These artists’ formative drawings are often overshadowed by Coca-Cola’s long-running holiday campaigns, illustrated by Haddon Sundblom ...