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Mike T.

"Tim C." > wrote in message
...
> Following up to (David Horne, _the_
> chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h
> offy)
> :
>
>>pre-christian myth, much like the rest of Christianity
>
> The Old Testament ?
>

No, there has been a santa claus type figure in many cultures for centuries
before Christ is believed to have been born. Of course, he wasn't called
"Santa Claus" or even "Saint Nicholas", as those are both Christian
erms. -Dave