I'm not familiar with the origins of Santa, or the history for that matter, but I seem to remember being taught that each country had their own verison of the man. For instance, in England you call him Father Christmas, and I know the Russian version quite vividly, Father Frost, though he wears blue and rides around with his daughter Snugurochka (strange, I know).
Surely there is a Austrian/German tradition too?
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