Santa or Father Christmas?!

As I child I did wonder if Father Christmas only delivered south of the border since it was always Santa Claus who worked the Scottish circuit! (Or in the vernacular Santy Claas! )
Definitely sounds more Scandinavian/Teutonic.

We always said Santa Clause but now it seems to be Santa. Never Father Christmas.

Jalima I've had a bad day and it's showing tonight!

Except it's now yesterday!

You are describing my childhood Christmas visit to Lewis’s in Glasgow, Pat. I went to see Santa Claus, of course. ??

Perhaps we stood in the queue together pensionpat

Granny Activist. When a child, the place to see Father Christmas (and Uncle Holly) was Lewis's in Birmingham. The grotto was on the 6th floor and the queue snaked down the stairs and around the building. It was the same for my eldest son, but not for his brother, 7 years younger.

Whoosh indeed Wilma
although I think that was Father Christmas/Santa Claus trying to see how fast he can whoosh around on Christmas Eve - just a practice run!

St Nicholas has his red outfit on here with a touch of green:

Santa Claus always in Scotland - always red coat and trousers didn't have coca cola when I was a child so how could that be. In fact I only remember the coke adverts from when my children were in their 20s now eldest 32.

Ah! Thanks for explanation, whoosh, I like it.

Queen of the Numpties strikes again! I've just spotted the name of the poster before you. See what I mean?

Are you swearing?

Whoosh! means something going straight over your head! You see it a lot online when someone hasn't spotted a joke or taken sarcasm as a serious point. I try to avoid it, but I am but human and Queen of the Numpties!

I've seen Santa Claus in a green suit too in old pictures, again often Victorian. It's probably all down to Prince Albert introducing some of his country's traditions. I think he had something to do with the introduction of Valentine cards too.

baubles ! ?

Never anything but Santa Claus in my Irish then Scottish childhood. Father Christmas existed only in books, he wasn’t real.

When my nana used to take us to the Christmas grotto in Lewis's (yes, the apostrophe is in the correct place) in Manchester we only ever visited Father Christmas, never Santa Claus. He came to my notice later when he used to get stuck up the chimney.

Woosh? What meanest thou?

The red suit was def from Coca-Cola ads but obviously red pre dates that, although I have seen several medieval pics of Father Christmas dressed in green robes witha holly wreath on his head, as a crown.
I think Father Christmas is an English and probably pagan
Creation, whereas Saint Nik is a later Christian version.
HO HO HO
They are both wonderful and I def believe in them.

This is a Victorian Christmas card, so the red suit predates Coke.

lemongrove oops! Whoosh!

Although, perhaps not.....

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7152054.stm

Yes, lemon, I think you're right about Coca-Cola introducing the red and white Santa Claus. In Scandinavia I believe St Nicholas is dressed in blue - probably a bit more fitting for the extremes of temperature there

definately Santa Claus from the dutch ,,always been Santa Claus in Scotland as far as I'm aware .I've never heard him called father Christmas here

I think jalima was being satirical.

Father Christmas used to be depicted standing near a wood, and wearing green robes,Santa Claus wearing red and white
was I think, a late 19th century idea by the makers of Coca-Cola.

I don't think so because Santa Claus comes from the Dutch for St Nicholas - plus the film wasn't made that long ago!

'Santa Claus The Movie'

Everything originated in Hollywood

It was always Father Christmas [as a child] I think that is the English version, and Father Christmas with our own DC, but have noticed the DGC saying Santa.Probably from the US and all the films on tv.