Santa Claus
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| Name: | Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, Saint Nicholas (General) Nicholas St. North (Rise of the Guardians) Scott Calvin (The Santa Clause) Grandsanta and Malcolm & Arthur Claus (Arthur Christmas) Noelle Kringle (Noelle) |
| Occupation: | Distributing gifts to children on Christmas Eve |
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| Fandom: | Several |
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Santa Claus (also known within popular culture as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas or Kris Kringle, and many other names within media) is a mythical/legendary character who's role is to fly around the world on Christmas Eve depositing gifts to 'nice' children, and sometimes 'coal' to those deemed 'naughty'.
Akin to other characters with their own long history of folklore such as Robin Hood, Santa has appeared in many pieces of fiction. Many of these texts gain fandoms or evoke the creation of fanworks. In other cases, Santa can often feature in fanworks as an original interpretation for fandoms in which no prior appearance had occurred.
Santa's most prominant appearance is that of a white heterosexual cisgender man with a white beard, wearing a red and white suit and bobble hat. Criticism of this hegemonic portrayal will sometimes occur, and subversions within both the media and fandoms have arisen.
Fairly Consistent Traits
- Living in the North Pole
Reindeer
He uses reindeer to pull his flying sleigh. Rudolph tends to be the most well known.
Elves=
Elves help out in his workshop.
Fandom
Fanworks surrounding Santa and many of the folkloric aspects to his character, such as the reindeer and his workshop at the North Pole, can either be related to specific fandoms, or the folklore in general.
Common Tropes & Themes
Criticism & Subversions
Santa Media
- The Santa Clause trilogy
- Rise of the Guardians
- Klaus
- Noelle
- Arthur Christmas
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
Other Fandoms with Canon Santas
- Doctor Who - Main appearance in the 2014 Christmas Special Last Christmas
- The Chronicles of Narnia
Resources & External Links
- Santa Claus - Ao3 tag
- Alternate Universe - Santa Claus on AO3