Is he Santa Claus or Father Christmas? | FESTIVE WORD ORIGINS @WordsUnravelled
Is he Santa Claus or Father Christmas? | FESTIVE WORD ORIGINS  @WordsUnravelled
Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Join Rob and Jess for a festive feast of Christmas etymology.
🎅🏼 Is Santa Claus an Americanism?
🎩 Who was Sir Christmas?
🦌 How did the Santa's reindeer get their names?
🎶 Is it "four calling birds" or "four colly birds"?
These questions answered and many more as we deck the halls with linguistic intrigue in another episode of Words Unravelled.
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==LINKS==
Rob's YouTube channel: youtube.com/robwords
Jess' Useless Etymology blog: uselessetymology.com
Rob on X: x.com/robwordsyt
Jess on TikTok: tiktok.com/@jesszafarris

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