United States Senator Royal S. Copeland was wearing the robes of Santa Claus and a great white beard ; ;

Santa's lieutenants in charge of the Journal-Bulletin Santa Claus Fund are looking for the usual generous response this year from Cranston residents.

* 1946 – Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States.

* Santa Claus also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas and simply " Santa ", is a figure with legendary, mythical, historical and folkloric origins who, in many western cultures, is said to bring gifts to the homes of the good children during the late evening and overnight hours of Christmas Eve, December 24.

" It consisted of two segments that parodied A Christmas Carol directed by Tony Kluck and It's a Wonderful Life directed by former DreamWorks Animation director Mike deSeve, as well as Christmas-themed music videos ( taken from the first Christmas special ) and several segments in which Butt-Head answered fan mail dressed as Santa Claus while whipping a reindeer-costumed Beavis.

These include Hobgoblins, Maximum Overdrive, Howard the Duck, Breakin ', The Beastmaster, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, The Creeping Terror, Robot Monster, The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies, Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, The Man Who Saves the World and the works of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

At the end of the second season, an inebriated Johnny LaRue is given his very own crane by Santa Claus, implying he would be able to have a crane shot whenever he wanted it.

It is common for children to be afraid of disguised, exaggerated, or costumed figures — even Santa Claus.

The Christmas ceremony is accompanied by a reading of A Visit From St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore and Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus by Francis Pharcellus Church.

Gifts of chocolate molded into different shapes have become traditional on certain holidays: chocolate bunnies and eggs are popular on Easter, chocolate coins on Hanukkah, Santa Claus and other holiday symbols on Christmas, and chocolate hearts or chocolate in heart-shaped boxes on Valentine's Day.

She also appeared in the NBC television live action production of The Year Without a Santa Claus in December 2006.

* The Year Without a Santa Claus ( 2006 ) – Mother Nature

Unlike in many other European countries, the general image of Święty Mikołaj in Poland is basically no different to the one of the Anglo-Saxon Santa Claus ( he is said to live in the North Pole, wear red clothes and a white beard, use reindeers to pull his sleigh, or enter houses via the chimney ).

* Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Great Santa Claus Caper ( TV special, 1978 )

Christmas and Easter costumes typically portray mythical characters such as Santa Claus ( by donning a santa suit and beard ) or the Easter Bunny by putting on an animal costume.

* Saint Nicholas Day, where St. Nicholas / Santa Claus leaves little presents in children's shoes.

In the storyline, Santa Claus is being mind-controlled by aliens into causing trouble on Earth.

" He still believed in the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus ".

In the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland the modern children's folklore of Santa Claus typically includes green-clad elves with pointy ears, long noses, and pointy hats as Santa's helpers or hired workers.

A scene inset inside a circular vignette showing a " dream vision " in Santa Claus ( 1898 )

Smith used this technique again a year later in Santa Claus.

Furthermore, Zadora had made her film debut some 17 years earlier as a child performer in Santa Claus Conquers the Martians.

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is a 1964 science fiction film that regularly appears on lists of the worst films ever made.

In 1993 a theatrical production of Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, the Musical premiered at the Factory Theatre in Chicago, adapted and directed by Sean Abley.

Due to its public domain status in the United States, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians has been released on many different bargain-price DVD labels.

* Kino Lorber will release a Santa Claus Conquers the Martians: Kino Classics Special Edition on Blu-ray and DvD on October 30th.

* Orange County Register review of Santa Claus Conquers the Martians at the Maverick Theater 2006

* Santa Claus Conquers the Martians on Livestream

* Santa Claus Conquers the Martians on YouTube

es: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

nl: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

pt: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

ro: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

simple: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

He is also the composer of " Hooray for Santy Claus ", the catchy theme song for the low-budget motion picture Santa Claus Conquers the Martians.

Santa with Muscles was also included on Atlantic City Weeklys list of worst holiday films, ranking third behind Santa Claus Conquers the Martians and the Star Wars Christmas Special.

* During the Christmas episode # 321, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, he wrote a Christmas carol titled " Let's Have a Patrick Swayze Christmas ", inspired by his favorite movie, " Road House ".

Their name is taken from a line in the B-movie Santa Claus Conquers The Martians, which the band samples in several of their songs.

After working as a child actress on Broadway, in regional theater, and in the film Santa Claus Conquers the Martians ( 1964 ), she came to national attention in 1981 when, following her starring role in the highly criticized Butterfly, she won a Golden Globe Award as New Star of the Year.

Zadora's first film was in 1964's Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, as Girmar, a young Martian girl ( the movie became notorious years later on the TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000 ).

* Santa Claus Conquers the Martians: For several years at Christmas, Space aired Santa Claus Conquers the Martians.