there were pictures of santa in red before Coke though 'Although some versions of the Santa Claus figure still had him attired in various colors of outfits past the beginning of the 20th century, the jolly, ruddy, sack-carrying Santa with a red suit and flowing white whiskers had become the standard image of Santa Claus by the 1920s, several years before Sundlom drew his first Santa illustration for Coca-Cola. '
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mugatu,
Wed 13 Dec 2006, 10:21,
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I thought the redand fur-edged thing was a corruption of Herne the Hunter or somesuch.
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Afinkawan Yes I can hear you Clem Fandango,
Wed 13 Dec 2006, 10:25,
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