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draken35:
Here is a little figure from RetrokiT, that I own since a long time. I have painted Santa with acrylic paints.

Hope you like him...

Nico Braas:
Santa Claus is in fact an American re-worked version of our Dutch Sint Nicolaas.
In our country he gives presents to little kids on 5 December aided by 'Zwarte Piet' (Black Peter).
At the moment there is a big political uproar from a very small minority who want to have this celebration removed from Dutch folklore because 'it is discriminating to black people'.
Really weird!!!

No.1:
Hahaha- great idea :) Nico is right, it was of Dutch origin and in 1952 it was recreated for the Coca Cola company. The face used for illustration was one retired sales man.

draken35:
And yes, there is big political uproar actually with Zwarte Piet. In Belgium it's also Sint Niklaas (in French: Saint Nicolas; Zwarte Piet being Père Fouettard).
Politicians have nothing intelligent to do but to attack traditions...

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