Where did ol’ Kris Kringle come from?
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STILLS
Sinterklaas on white background
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Sinterklaas vintage look on white background
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Sinterklaas with gifts
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Sinterklaas with single gift
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Sinterklaas showing gifts
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Sinterklaas on the computer
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Sinterklaas still on the computer
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Vector Santa Claus Driving in a Sledge
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Happy Santa
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Magical portrait of Santa Claus in snowfall at North Pole
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Saint Nicholas Stained Glass Window
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St. Nicholas
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Christmas Ball
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Christmas background for your design. new Year
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Santa Claus wearing sunglasses dancing outdoors at North Pole
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Postage stamps honoring Christmas
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Thomas Nast Santa
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Thomas Nast Portrait
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SOURCES
http://www.history.com/topics/christmas/santa-claus
https://books.google.com/books?id=HQNz-JLYOWkC&pg=PA25&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://www.npr.org/2012/12/25/167977053/just-who-was-the-real-st-nicholas
https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/visit-st-nicholas
https://books.google.com/books?id=DqmlzjMYMRAC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Forbes,+Bruce+D.+(2008).+Christmas:+A+Candid+History&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAGoVChMItIK20pqYyQIV0ZyICh3BsAJg#v=onepage&q=thomas%20nast&f=false
http://www.coca-colacompany.com/stories/coke-lore-santa-claus/
https://books.google.com/books?id=iTcdvd1iRXsC&pg=PT853&dq=A+Dictionary+of+English+Folklore+santa+claus&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAGoVChMIs46Lg4yYyQIVEcRjCh1-Dwqt#v=onepage&q=A%20Dictionary%20of%20English%20Folklore%20santa%20claus&f=false
https://books.google.com/books?id=2idFAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA98&dq=James+Rees,+Mysteries+of+City+Life+claus&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAGoVChMI36zJ95-YyQIV0jaICh39zwNf#v=onepage&q=claus&f=false
http://theweek.com/articles/479681/history-santa-claus-7-interesting-facts
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