Santa or Father Christmas?!

I always use Father Christmas as I was always scared as a child by the thought of claws!

Father christmas for us

Father Christmas over here.

We've always said Father Christmas, but Santa Claus is creeping into our family usage, mainly because so many story books and TV shows/films use it. I don't mind either way and as long as we explain to the very little ones that it's the same person but he has two names, it doesn't really matter

Sounds so far like Santa Claus is a northern thing. I do remember my Enid Blyton books using Father Christmas, so I always thought that's what the English said!

You never hear Father Christmas in the North East, it's always been Santa Claus. I do hate the shortening to Santa and even worse, Santy!

Always Father Christmas in our family.

Santa Claus - Saint Nicholas

Although we say Father Christmas because he delivers on Christmas Eve and Saint Nicholas brings gifts on 6th December.

Perhaps believe in both and receive a double lot of presents?

Always has been and always will be santa in my family.
Don't like Father Christmas at all.

Always Father Christmas. Santa Claus in full is all right, but NEVER just Santa. It sounds semi-literate to me to use the ‘saint’ bit (Santa) but not the name (Claus, short for Nicolas/Niklaus).

We use both in our family but for me it is Santa Claus - from my Scottish childhood.

We always say Father Christmas here

Father Christmas when I was a child and then for my own children. Grandchildren now say FC, never Santa.

Not an import from across the pond but probably the other way round. He has always been Santa Claus to me and my family.

G O W here! Can't bear the name Santa!!

When I was little in Scotland it was always Santa Claus, not Santa or Father Christmas.

We all say just FC. My DS abbreviated lots of things when he was little and this one stuck.