He goes by many names all over the world, Father Christmas, Santa, Santa Claus & St. Nicholas to name a few, but he still means the same thing to kids the world over. Kind of strange when you think about it, we encourage our kids to love a stranger who "knows when they are sleeping, knows when they're awake, knows when they've been bad or good" no wonder some kids are terrified of him & his big, jolly "ho, ho, ho" :)
