Zinger · Roswell alien · 2003 Pocket Edition

Zinger #19: The modern image of Santa Claus comes from images…

Q: The modern image of Santa Claus comes from images in Coca-Cola advertisements in the early 1900's.

A: Fiction. Santa’s image evolved throughout the 1800’s and was influenced greatly by the “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” poem; it was later used by Coca-Cola in a popular ad in 1931.

This card shipped in 2003

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