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.

I'm Scottish and in my mid sixties.

It was always Santa Claus - Father Christmas was unheard of in my childhood
Not an Americanism ffs.

jeremy You are talking Shite. If you had read the thread you would see that a few Irish people have said we called Father Christmas, Santa or Santy. We didn't adopt it from America!

I’m in the Father Christmas Camp. Correct my daughter whenever she says anything about Santa. I’m in London, maybe it’s regional.

I read he was called captain Christmas in tudor times

Which is awesome

I like Santa
I like Father Christmas
I like lots of American culture
I like lots of British culture
Butt wipe is just as good as arse wipe

Always been known as “Santa” to me - I’m also Scottish.

Its not an Americanism but I hate it too. It just sounds horrible. It's in such common usage now my children say it all the time and I cringe

"I refuse to say Father Christmas as the name ignores the roots of story."

That depends on which story you're looking at. The Green Man, in all his forms, has splendid stories. Older than Christianity.

Father Christmas sounds so stuffed shirt!! Santa all the way here!

I am genuinely astonished that some ppl admonish their children for saying 'Santa'.

I admonish them for saying belly too

I definitely prefer Father Christmas. Santa Claus (which my understanding was a derivation of Saint Nicholas) is just about acceptable but definitely no Santa in our household.

Santa feels inflatable snowman, plastic tat, false celebration of a Christian festival (and yes it’s in the name regardless of early English winter celebrations). It conveys nothing but self indulgence and excess - not what Christmas is actually about.

Yes definitely Mothering Sunday.

I think Father Christmas sounds nicer

I am nearing 60, Welsh working class by background, and have always said Father Christmas. Hate Santa as a term.

What about 'jelly belly'?

Jelly belly?

As in, 'oi you, jelly belly'

..too common?

I have literally never heard that 😭

As soon as I read the title, I knew this would be a bunfight.

North east here, aged 51 and he was always referred to as 'Santy' by everyone I knew as a child.

I think Father Christmas is preferred by uptight middle class try-hards.

I am Scottish and it has always been Santa for me and for my parents too. Father Christmas seems twee English to me.

My family all said Santa in the 80s when I was growing up in Ireland. I am American born though... and terribly vulgar - sozzles ! (That was a tongue in cheek use of ‘sozzles’; best be clear)!

Father Christmas here but I really couldn’t give a shiny shite what others call him.

Does it matter?

hazey 😂
bubble You need to get out more 😳

Always been Father Christmas here and always will