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to loathe 'Santa'?

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Kitchentiles · 14/12/2011 20:25

'Santa Claus' is an Americanism isn't it? He was always 'Father Christmas' to me and this seems to be dying out.

Yeah, I know, I need bigger things to worry about.

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maxybrown · 15/12/2011 18:56

you see, I like it when put with Claus but Santa on it's own always makes me think of it without a t I have always used Father Christmas and am 35

But then I don't like movie either - it is a film Xmas Grin

chipmonkey · 15/12/2011 19:02

noblegiraffe I salute you. You are the only one who has said "Santie" which is what most Irish people I know say!

And I'm not common. >

chipmonkey · 15/12/2011 19:03

noblegiraffe I salute you. You are the only one who has said "Santie" which is what most Irish people I know say!

And I'm not common. >

maxybrown · 15/12/2011 20:48

Santie sounds nice - very diff from santa. DH lived in ireland as a youngster and will often say santie Smile

nativitywreck · 15/12/2011 21:10

Ds says Santa Christmas. As in "Lets go to the big faraway Town shop and get a present from Santa Christmas"
At which I thwack him over the head and tell him to finish his gruel.

Petisa · 16/12/2011 23:34

Chipmonkey I beg to differ, several of us have said Santie! Grin

What an interesting thread. I now really want to know what people here called Santie before 1870 Xmas Confused

Dd1 and I were watching CBeebies today for the first time in ages, and the presenters all shouted "Father Christmas" at one point. We both looked at each other and thought "Who?" for a split second, until I explained to her that it was another name for Santie. Grin

sashh · 17/12/2011 07:41

Er .............. just to add a bit of spice to the mix, in some places it depends on whether you are RC or protestant

roastparsnipsandbrusselsprouts · 17/12/2011 09:46

Well one of us is RC and one Church of Scotland and we both say Santa so that is not the Universal answer either Xmas Hmm

NoOnesGoingToEatYourMincePies · 17/12/2011 10:36

We mostly say Father Christmas but with the occasional Santa thrown in because of the songs etc. I had a mid-70's to mid-80's childhood and always used both then.

At work the other day I asked a little boy what Father Christmas was going to bring for him and he looked very confused. His mum said "She means Santa" and then they both walked off without telling me. I distinctly heard the mutter of "posh cow" as they left Blush.

Petisa · 18/12/2011 23:56

Mum (not a historian Grin) reckons that the Irish and Scots wouldn't have said either Santa or Father Christmas before 1870 as no-one would have had the wealth to get in lots of food and presents and says that Christmas was "more of a Victorian thing" Grin Not sure how accurate that was mind!

AitchTwoOHoHoHo · 18/12/2011 23:59

Hmm so no-one in Scotland or Ireland had any wealth whatsoever before 1870?

Petisa · 19/12/2011 00:02

Ha ha well I did say she's not a historian! Grin T'was not to be taken seriously Aitch. Tbh I am intrigued and I would love to hear an opinion from a real Irish or Scottish historian!

missingmumxox · 19/12/2011 00:36

Father Christmas for me, a couple of years ago in a garden centre I saw some tins with a bit of coal in them, saying on the tin "you have been bad" I laughted at the idea and cost something like $15 for a bit of coal in a tin!
anyway DT's asked what I was laughing at, well that Father Christmas who pay $15 for a bit of coal in a tin because you had been naughty Confused from DT's they where 4! the girl on the checkout shouted across the store, OMG you are English!, we had a chat she said only English people talked about Father Christmas, and turned out she knew alot, as in Father Christmas is very different from St NIck.

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