Legends of Santa Claus

by H. Paul Jeffers

Relates the story of Santa Claus from his historic origins to his current incarnation, discussing Saint Nicholas, the Americanizing of Santa, his commercialization, and his treatment in songs and movies.

Genres: Christmas, Parenting

112 pages, Library Binding

First published August 1, 2000

About the author

H. Paul Jeffers was an established military historian and author of seventy books. He worked as an editor and producer at ABC, CBS and NBC, and is the only person to have been news director of both of New York City's all-news radio stations. He taught journalism at New York University, Syracuse University, and Boston University.

Reviews

[Sheila · Rating 3 out of 5]

Info book - with that said; It was interesting to learn of the eclectic traditions evolved that we now enjoy and partake of to celebrate the Christmas season. The autobiography of Santa, another book on my list, has put this information into story form which I robably won't read now.

[Julie Culver · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really interesting historical read about where Santa came from.