There’s a chance you’ve heard it before: Coca-Cola created the Santa Claus we see today. It’s certainly believable. Santa’s red and white suit matches the colors of Coca-Cola, and there ...

Santa Claus is widely known today as a jolly old ... thanks to a series of iconic advertisements from The Coca-Cola Company. In 1931, Coca-Cola hired a Michigan-born illustrator named Haddon ...

But much to the chagrin of contemporary Christmas naysayers, the modern conception of Santa Claus has its roots in the marketing ploys of the soda industry mogul, Coca-Cola. Prior to the 1860s ...

Coca-Cola noticed that people were buying their soft drinks mostly during the summers. To increase their sales during the ...

Coca-Cola has brought back the Lime Coke flavor ... “I need this,” pleaded one person. “Thank you, Coke Santa.” Lucky for fans across the pond, the lime-flavored beverage is available ...

Where did Santa come from? The Middle East ... “He came from yearly advertisements of the Coca-Cola Co.” In 1931, Coke hired a Swedish illustrator named Haddon Sundblom to draw a series ...

"This story in particular, it really kind of humanised him for me and made him a far more interesting character than I think he's normally portrayed," says University of Winchester's Brian Thornton.

Coca-Cola was losing market share in the holidays for years in Brazil. In the country its products were becoming less and less present at the December celebrations. There was a gap between the ...

Santa Claus, St. Nick or Kris Kringle are names ... be an evolution in Santa's appearance after 1931, when the beloved Coca-Cola ads began appearing annually. Related: Dear Santa!