To hate the now common usage of "santa"

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Just this really. Santa is a vulgar Americanism.

What was wrong with father Christmas ffs.

Meh, doesn’t bother me. Santa Claus derives from sinterklaas which is Dutch, so not really American anyway.

Father Christmas sounds impossibly stuffy. The kind of entity who might bring an abacus, spinning top and and orange.

In Ireland we have Santy, he is gratuitously generous!

I'm 31 and in our house it's never been Father Christmas, always Santa and sometimes Santey but I am in the NE 😀

Yes im with you I refuse to say santa and correct my children,.to say Father Christmas

Always been Santa in Scotland so not a bloody Americanism. Same stupid thread every year!

Santy here too and I’m Scottish. Father Christmas is the bloke in the Raymond Briggs books

^ what demented pixie said. Santa or Santee. Same difference and not bloody American.

No it hasn't always been santa in Scotland actually.

Vulgar? It comes from Saint. As in Saint Nicholas. How is that in any way vulgar? You've baffled me.

Well, I’ve always said Father Christmas in the NW and have to correct my dc when they say Santa.

And I do.

Every. Time.

It's not an americanism, vulgar or otherwise. Santa Claus= the anglicisation of the dutch Sinterklaas, short for Saint Nicolas.

Santa Claus is older than Father Christmas.

Call the dude what you want but Santa Claus is as much an American import as Halloween. I.e. Not at all.

Saint Nicholas, you can see why there is both Father Christmas and Santa. Although it’s a defo Father Christmas on this house although he has been known to lazily sign presents FC or F. Xmas to my kids!

Santa's been used for YEARS!

Santa Claus is older than Father Christmas.

Call the dude what you want but Santa Claus is as much an American import as Halloween. I.e. Not at all.

I think sometimes it's regional. I'm 50, and my grandparents were in the North East and they always said Santa when I was a child.

It's because Father Christmas is an incarnation of the pagan Green Man, who belongs to Yule not Christmas.

Santa is the Christian version, and therefore dominant in the more observant communities (plus those for whom Xmas is a complete import, as they tapend to take the US version)

I use both. Not something I'm going to get worried about - depends which scans best in a sentence.

I don’t like it either. Santa sounds too familiar .

My dds always said Father Christmas.

Vulgar Americanism? I’m embarrassed for you.

He’s never been Father Christmas in Ireland, thank fuck.

I’m 35 and always known him as Santy

"Vulgar Americanism"? You do know the origin of the Santa Claus legend, don't you?

I bet you don't let your kids 'do' Halloween either

"Santa Claus is older than Father Christmas"

Probably not, though I think the exact chronology of early paganism isn't as well known.

Santy or Santa here! What a random thing to care about.