| 单词 | Father Christmas |
| 例句 | “When I was a little girl, I used to insist on sleeping under the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve! I wanted to catch Father Christmas in the act. Wasn’t that ever so naughty of me?” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Her braided hair was piled into a net that tapered to a golf-ball-like lump at the end, like a Father Christmas hat. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He had on his back a huge sooty sack stuffed full of bundles: Father Christmas, who pops down the chimneys of old Earth. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z But at last they found themselves alongside Father Christmas, who went to the greatest trouble in helping them choose their presents. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Mary Poppins then had a great argument with Father Christmas over a cake of soap. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z “Why not Lifebuoy?” said Father Christmas, trying to be helpful and looking anxiously at Mary Poppins, for she was being rather snappy. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z The goblins continue to feature in the letters, living in caves beneath the North Pole and engaging in battles with Father Christmas. Tolkien Christmas letters to his children to go on show 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Father Christmas then tramped outside, and from the window we saw him in his sleigh, rushing off at a brisk trot to deliver presents in other parts of the village, bells ringing as he went. William Blacker in Romania 2010-12-18T00:06:01Z Even so, this cautionary tale about a young woman's friendship with an apparently harmless elderly gentleman in a red coat and cotton-wool beard seems designed to test one's belief in Father Christmas to the limit. Sugar Daddies – review 2013-03-12T18:58:22Z In Britain, it is a tradition to leave out a glass of sherry and a mince pie for Father Christmas on Christmas Eve. Save Santa's Sherry, say British lovers of fortified wine 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z "I had never played it in the green and white outfit, the old Father Christmas outfit," Ralph told Salon in a Zoom interview. "All Creatures Great and Small" star on animals, slow-burn romance & what makes a Scottish Christmas 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Lake's biggest success however was the 1975 Christmas single "I Believe in Father Christmas," released as a solo effort, and which is still played around the holidays. British prog rock musician Greg Lake dies of cancer 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Tolkien continued this practice for more than 20 years, and in 1976, a compilation of his correspondence “J.R.R. Tolkien’s Letters from Father Christmas” was made available to the public. Review | Before he dreamed up Frodo, J.R.R. Tolkien let his imagination run wild as Father Christmas 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z British children visit Father Christmas, who’s usually found in a grotto. For scenes out of an old-fashioned Christmas card, celebrate the holiday in England 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Anyway, one of the things they do at the MoF is they hire out Father Christmases. TV review: Bad Santas 2012-12-17T22:10:01Z Some of the letters are quite brief — Father Christmas is extremely busy, as he constantly reminds the children — but some are thrilling stories in their own right. Review | Before he dreamed up Frodo, J.R.R. Tolkien let his imagination run wild as Father Christmas 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z In “Father Christmas,” the only person the title character interacts with is a milkman who is also making his rounds before 6 a.m. Raymond Briggs, Illustrator of ‘The Snowman,’ Dies at 88 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z In Britain, the Doctor and Santa Claus are the two big heroes at Christmas, so for them to share an adventure, just the visual of Father Christmas entering the TARDIS, is kind of cool. Steven Moffat on 'Doctor Who': Space, time and Christmastime 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Lake, 69, who composed the hit song "I Believe in Father Christmas," died on Wednesday after what manager Stewart Young called "a long and stubborn battle with cancer." British prog rock musician Greg Lake dies of cancer 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z This man is 70 years old and looks like Father Christmas. Sophie Heawood: an Englishman's home is his prison 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z In Britain, Doctor Who and Santa Claus are the two big heroes at Christmas, so for them to share an adventure, just the visual of Father Christmas entering the TARDIS, is kind of cool. 'Dr. Who' head writer Steven Moffat has all the answers 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z It turns out that the Tooth Fairy is real; so is the Easter Bunny and Father Christmas, and their evil-battling gang all answer to the Man in the Moon. Rise of the Guardians - video review 2012-11-30T15:02:24Z Martin will become the only elf who can save Father Christmas when Santa's HQ is discovered by baddies. Trailer Trash Cannes 2013-05-18T23:04:12Z “Father Christmas Is Back” peddles a strange mix of sentimentality and sourness, as all the members of the Christmas-Hope clan, for that is their name, can’t stop bickering and insulting each other. Netflix Holiday Movies Ranked, From Tree Toppers to Lumps of Coal 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z “Father Christmas” worked when the idea of parental figures was comforting, but these days it might put people off by sounding too old. Man of Snow: How to Reboot Santa for Today’s Audiences 2013-12-11T10:45:57Z It has already debuted original movies that include “Every Christmas Has a Story,” “Christmas Cookies” and “My Christmas Dream,” while its companion channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, has introduced “Finding Father Christmas” and “Operation Christmas.” Weathering a Blizzard of Christmas TV Programming 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Jean de Brunhoff's daffy plot is set in motion when the elephant children write to Father Christmas and receive no reply. Season's readings: Babar and Father Christmas by Jean de Brunhoff 2010-12-03T11:22:00Z The English call him Father Christmas, the French know him as Père Noël, and Kris Kringle seems be a version of the Christkind, or Christ Child, who leaves treats for good German Lutherans. Never mind the fat guy at the North Pole: Tell your children about the real St. Nick 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z But I still look at it and think, "That's the blue door behind which David Cassidy stripped to his blue underpants in my bedroom and then dressed up as Father Christmas." Emma Freud: David Cassidy, my No 1 dreamboat Santa 2012-12-22T00:05:56Z The book includes personal items such as comic seasonal cards featuring bucolic Father Christmases. Brush with genius: the hidden talent of Orson Welles 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z PH This is one Father Christmas you do not want coming down the chimney. TV highlights 23/12/12 2012-12-21T10:04:15Z Mr. Lake’s songs as a solo artist include “I Believe in Father Christmas,” an enduring seasonal staple first released in 1975. Greg Lake, who co-founded rock band Emerson, Lake and Palmer, dies at 69 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z SAT Old-fashioned Christmas, arrival of the yule log, carols, games for all ages, make ornaments; Father Christmas, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z I don't have time to list all the Father Christmas films. David Thomson on Santa Claus 2010-12-23T22:29:01Z Tolkien's "Letters From Father Christmas" - a collection of the letters and drawings he sent, as Father Christmas, to his children each year. Motherlode Blog: What's Your Favorite Holiday Christmas Book? 2012-12-19T16:16:33Z It's hard not to mistake Sanders for Father Christmas, especially with his white facial hair, potbelly and festive get-up. "Kentucky for Christmas": Here's how KFC became Japan's go-to Christmas dinner 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z In fact he's a bit of a Father Christmas, with a smile so loving it would – should – encourage the faithful in church. Barocci: Brilliance and Grace – review 2013-03-03T00:05:53Z The time I saw him before that, he was wearing a Father Christmas outfit on a warm spring day in Soho. Yes, we have no Banana - Tom Stoppard: From the Guardian archive, 10 Dec 1971 2012-12-10T07:30:00Z The goblins continue to feature in the letters, living in caves beneath the North Pole and engaging in battles with Father Christmas. Tolkien Christmas letters to his children to go on show 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z The film, based on William Joyce's Guardians of Childhood books, features popular figures such as Father Christmas, the Easter bunny and the tooth fairy fighting an evil overlord. Twilight holds firm at number one 2012-11-26T10:13:54Z "We don't consider the Wizard of Oz or Father Christmas to be too old. They're still magical characters, and the fact they've been around the block only adds to their magic." Capaldi: Doctor 'less user-friendly' 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z His frustrations extended to the brief appearance of Father Christmas in the film. Raymond Briggs, Illustrator of ‘The Snowman,’ Dies at 88 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z On the cover was a photo of Father Christmas playing the trombone. The worst album sleeves of 2012? Our art critic thinks they're fine ... 2012-12-21T14:50:27Z Friday and Dec. 9, 16; Father Christmas, St. Nicholas and Santa Claus arrive at noon, entertainment, village- and tree-lighting ceremony, 4:30 p.m. Community calendar 2011-12-01T00:37:04Z "Perhaps Father Christmas has fallen into a snowdrift in the forest," said Constantin sadly. William Blacker in Romania 2010-12-18T00:06:01Z The "celebrated Professor William Jones" discovers directions to Father Christmas's house in a rare book Babar has unearthed, "uttering little grunts" as he peruses the text. Season's readings: Babar and Father Christmas by Jean de Brunhoff 2010-12-03T11:22:00Z Father Christmas clambered out of the sleigh and looked up. William Blacker in Romania 2010-12-18T00:06:01Z Babar and Father Christmas I have to confess that I have a little trouble with the whole concept of Christmas reading. Season's readings: Babar and Father Christmas by Jean de Brunhoff 2010-12-03T11:22:00Z He seems eventually to have become a kind of Father Christmas figure in the office, distributing Crunchie bars and Flakes on his monthly visits, as well as proving an unparalleled source of gossip. Redmond O'Hanlon: A life in books 2011-03-28T06:59:01Z Or even when Father Christmas laments having "the greatest difficulty last year in arranging an even distribution of toys to all the children in the world". Season's readings: Babar and Father Christmas by Jean de Brunhoff 2010-12-03T11:22:00Z You wouldn't tell children that Father Christmas isn't real, would you? TV's unsung heroes 2010-10-01T23:03:00Z Indeed, in the area of the Maramures, in the north of Romania, where I had lived for four years in the late 1990s, Father Christmas did not figure in Christmas celebrations at all. William Blacker in Romania 2010-12-18T00:06:01Z Tolkien decided to assume the identity of Father Christmas in a written reply, and told stories of the North Pole via handwritten text and illustrations. Tolkien Christmas letters to his children to go on show 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Over the years, “Letters from Father Christmas” has inspired many families to create their own holiday storytelling and letter-writing traditions: Perhaps yours might be next? Review | Before he dreamed up Frodo, J.R.R. Tolkien let his imagination run wild as Father Christmas 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Wearing quite a different hat, Mr. Moores has played Father Christmas to Opera Rara, a British label whose name is its mission statement. Peter Moores and His Campaign for Opera in English 2010-08-22T01:53:00Z It starts with a grumpy Robert Lindsay from My Family dressed as Santa pushing a young girl off his knee when she declares "I don't believe in Father Christmas!" Media Monkey: BBC 'kills' Father Christmas 2010-12-15T16:24:49Z Father Christmas awaits nearby, hoping for help to decorate his sleigh and Christmas tree. The best festive events for Christmas 2010 2010-11-22T08:00:00Z We used to write a list of what things we would like for Christmas and then the list would go into the living room fire and burn up and magically go off to Father Christmas. Eddie Izzard: curious characters and Christmas wishes 2012-11-08T09:30:00Z Instead, he gets himself up as House of Cards villain Frank Underwood, albeit a Frank Underwood standing behind a kitchen counter in a Father Christmas apron. Kevin Spacey and Louis CK have been out in the wilderness. Please, let’s keep them there 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z This department store “Father Christmas” clearly had the worst Christmas ever. 10 Christmas Songs For People Who Hate Christmas Songs 2013-12-13T10:45:24Z Not even a shot of Isis the dog wearing a tinsel collar and tiny Father Christmas hat in the opening titles. Doctor Who and Call the Midwife: Christmas TV turns into a weep-along 2012-12-25T23:00:01Z The answer, then, is obvious: It’s clearly time to reboot Father Christmas. Man of Snow: How to Reboot Santa for Today’s Audiences 2013-12-11T10:45:57Z Meanwhile, of course, Kirstie is hanging around in Lapland – in trousers! – making cookies for Father Christmas and sledging with elves. Kirstie and Phil's Perfect Christmas ? or Deck the Halls with lots of lolly 2010-12-09T12:32:00Z Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas I wrote the guitar riff first and I was trying to think what the song could be about. The stories of the Christmas hits 2010-12-26T00:55:51Z Parents may sigh with recognition as they read Father Christmas’s final letter, to Priscilla, at 14. Review | Before he dreamed up Frodo, J.R.R. Tolkien let his imagination run wild as Father Christmas 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Narnia remains a pagan, pantheistic realm of centaurs and giants, unicorns and satyrs, talking animals and living trees, Bacchus and Father Christmas. Season's Readings: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis 2010-12-10T10:47:00Z It's just about to learn to swear, discover the truth about Father Christmas and realise that those in authority exist primarily to be jeered at and mocked. Not the Booker prize 2012: It's back. Nominate now 2012-07-26T10:32:27Z Do people in Poland or Japan wearily don party hats to Greg Lake's I Believe in Father Christmas, like we do? 12 songs of Christmas: Tosin Martins – Silent Night 2012-12-17T12:59:00Z Needless to say, there's a clever solution involving Father Christmas - but I don't want to spoil this brilliant story for you by saying any more than that! Lucy Coats's top 10 bear picture books 2013-03-21T12:47:16Z But here's the thing: when I mentioned the scene to a fellow theatre-goer she said, "Surely it was Father Christmas!" The Smile off Your Face - review 2013-03-04T01:16:13Z “Looking like Father Christmas may only enable Saul Zaentz to be a more lucid, and even ruthless, dealer,” David Thomson wrote in A Biographical Dictionary of Film. Saul Zaentz: What Does a Producer Do, Anyway? 2014-01-09T17:04:41Z Ahem," I coughed, "We also have this Father Christmas outfit and we were rather hoping that someone could put it on and give out sweets to the children there. Emma Freud: David Cassidy, my No 1 dreamboat Santa 2012-12-22T00:05:56Z All we need now is Father Christmas to arrive with sweets for the audience and everyone will be happy! The G2 panto: Snow White and the wiki witch 2010-12-22T08:00:03Z Father Christmas always keeps up with his time: in 2000, when Christmas and Hanukkah coincided, Art Spiegelman showed him exchanging glances with another hatted and bearded creature. New Yorker Holiday Covers: Santa Edition 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z In English, Italian or other languages, youngsters' handwriting adorn the envelopes addressed to Father Christmas, some decorated with colorful hearts and stars. In Lapland home, Santa prepares for Christmas 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Tolkien decided to assume the identity of Father Christmas in a written reply, and told stories of the North Pole via handwritten text and illustrations. Tolkien Christmas letters to his children to go on show 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Friday; Father Christmas, St. Nicholas and Santa Claus arrive at noon, entertainment, village- and tree-lighting ceremony, 4:30 p.m. Community Datebook calendar 2011-12-15T20:59:07Z Looking at Constantin's deliriously happy face, I began to realise that Father Christmas was not such a bad fellow after all. William Blacker in Romania 2010-12-18T00:06:01Z A worrying slump in sales of Father Christmas's favorite tipple, sherry, has prompted a British trade group to start a campaign to ensure the fortified wine doesn't fall off menus. Save Santa's Sherry, say British lovers of fortified wine 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z The story originates from an unnamed mom in Plymouth, England, who claims that she was shamed on a Facebook group after referring to Santa Claus as Father Christmas, the Plymouth Herald reports. 'Santa is now seen as gender-neutral,' claims mom shamed on Facebook 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z We all write a letter to Father Christmas, regardless of whether or not we believe in him. What did Santa bring us? Two Syrian refugees 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z You wouldn't tell children that Father Christmas isn't real, would you?' TV's unsung heroes 2010-10-01T23:03:00Z Lewis takes Father Christmas as seriously as young children do. Season's Readings: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis 2010-12-10T10:47:00Z His heavyset frame meant he was often cast as tough guys, but he later assumed more jovial roles, portraying Father Christmas several times. Charles Durning obituary 2012-12-25T15:24:51Z Babar and Father Christmas by Jean De Brunhoff Next door did, when I was a child, with mince pies and crisps and everybody gathered round for A Visit from St Nicholas. Season's readings: Babar and Father Christmas by Jean de Brunhoff 2010-12-03T11:22:00Z The trail representing the 12 Days of Christmas leads through the rooms of the garden to the grotto where Father Christmas awaits with two reindeer. The best festive events for Christmas 2010 2010-11-22T08:00:00Z Nearly all the letters include messages and asides from Father Christmas’s friend and helper, the Great Polar Bear, whose spelling is atrocious but whose heart and paws are in the right place. Review | Before he dreamed up Frodo, J.R.R. Tolkien let his imagination run wild as Father Christmas 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z And, of course, Father Christmas is real and our hero is mates with him. Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol ? Christmas special 2010 2010-12-25T19:00:01Z "That's what you call a reinforcement for Father Christmas, right?" the president laughed, stroking his mustache during a recent speech on state TV. 'Santa Claus isn't coming,' recession-hit Venezuelans tell kids 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z SAT Music, food, tea, coffee, apple cider, noon-5 p.m., free, donations for La Conner Boys & Girls Club requested, reservations required; arrival of Father Christmas to visit with children, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Community Datebook calendar 2011-11-23T20:17:04Z A 9-year-old girl from Essex, U.K., wrote a letter to Father Christmas earlier this month admitting that she hasn’t been particularly good this year. Girl tells Santa she was naughty this year, still wants lavish gifts 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z It was was Siegfried's idea because if Siegfried is in a Father Christmas costume there's no way he's letting Tristan not do something as well. "All Creatures Great and Small" writer on the show's yuletide finale, gentle peril & Season 2 plans 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z I then secretly cobbled together something that resembled a Father Christmas outfit. William Blacker in Romania 2010-12-18T00:06:01Z When I arrived there on 23 December last year, Constantin ran up to me, threw his arms around my neck and told me, breathlessly, of Father Christmas's imminent arrival. William Blacker in Romania 2010-12-18T00:06:01Z Mara Wilson, with whom he starred as Father Christmas in A Miracle on 34th Street, said he was "the only Santa Claus I ever believed in. A wonderful man". Tributes paid to Lord Attenborough 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z The episode, called Christmas Guy, saw talking baby Stewie Griffin travel back in time to save his friend, after asking the Father Christmas at a local shopping centre to bring him back. Family Guy character returns to show 2013-12-16T10:44:14Z This year they received more than 5,000 calls to see Father Christmas at the West Yorkshire attraction. Free Santa's grotto family floored by demand 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z At Fairhaven Winterfest, meet Father Christmas starting November 25, take a free horse-drawn carriage ride and meet local artisans on an art walk. Exploring Washington during winter festival season | Provided by Western Washington Toyota Dealers 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Sales were down about a tenth, said Chen, speaking in front of his company's display of life-sized Father Christmas dolls and elves lined up on shelves. Buyers return to China's largest trade fair but orders still elusive 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Father Christmas has been having an underwater adventure ahead of his busy festive schedule. Scuba diving Santa makes waves in Florida 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z “Our Victorian Father Christmas doesn’t have a modern Santa look. He’s built his own wardrobe over the years,” Rudrud said, noting that Father Christmas will adorn a wreath on his head. What to do around Seattle this week: Christmas Regale, holiday happenings and more 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z "We need a present from Father Christmas," joked Terry John, 66, from Cardiff. World Cup: Wales fans ride on World Cup rollercoaster 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Gazing at these images in expectation of the holidays may inspire you to write a letter to Father Christmas — in Rúmilian, of course. Review | For Tolkien fans, two books add rich new layers to the series 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z His most noted books, in addition to “The Snowman,” included “Father Christmas,” “Fungus the Bogeyman” and “Ug: Boy Genius of the Stone Age.” Raymond Briggs, creator of children’s book ‘The Snowman,’ dies at 88 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z His snowman melted and his Father Christmas was far removed from the jovial figure we all expect. Obituary: Raymond Briggs 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z He also did the first two performances with a full beard, due to a prior commitment to play Father Christmas, which "gave another nuance to a man playing a woman", he says. Covid-19: The theatre understudies stepping up to save the show 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z Watch as everyone's favorite "Home Improvement" star dons the iconic red garb and undertakes a journey to convince those he loves that he is, indeed, Father Christmas. The best Christmas movies of all time (we think) 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z NORAD’s Santa Tracker lets families watch Father Christmas in 3D as he transits the South Pacific, Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas. Yes, there is a Santa Claus. And no, COVID-19 won’t stop him 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z "Father Christmas has fewer presents for the German economy this time, partly because not everything can be delivered," Wohlrabe told Reuters. Ifo economist says virus, bottlenecks hit German economy 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z His breakthrough came in 1973 with the publication of Father Christmas. Obituary: Raymond Briggs 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z “Is Father Christmas everyone’s father, or just some?” he said, poking holes in the case for Santa Claus. Italian Bishop Gives Children Harsh News: There Is No Santa Claus 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z He picks up some Christmas decorations - two Father Christmas tree baubles and blue beads. Kentucky tornadoes: Race to find missing in flattened US towns 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Father Christmas has been busy skiing and feeding sea creatures this week. ICYMI: Scuba-diving Santa and other festive moments 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z But this version of Father Christmas was revised when he reappeared in 1969. In 1969 at Westlake, Santa sees you when you’re protesting 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Both it and a 1975 sequel, Father Christmas Goes on Holiday, were later adapted as animated films with comedian Mel Smith voicing the eponymous character. Obituary: Raymond Briggs 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z The bishop’s broadside against Babbo Natale, as Father Christmas is called here, constituted only the latest installment in what has become a new Italian holiday tradition. Italian Bishop Gives Children Harsh News: There Is No Santa Claus 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z They then assumed an average of three children per household, which means that Father Christmas has to deliver to 238 million homes. The tech helping shops - and Santa - deliver this Christmas 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z Father Christmas will be available for visits and photos. Enjoy the magic of winter at Snowflake Lane in Bellevue, plus other things to do this week 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z A Boy Called Christmas Family-friendly holiday fable tells the origin story of Father Christmas. Virtually every movie coming to theaters and major streamers this holiday season 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z “Father Christmas Is Back,” and just in the nick of time, in this 2021 holiday comedy. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Red Notice,’ ‘Dexter,’ the CMAs and more 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z She said the bishop “could have left Santa Claus out of it,” but made a point to call Father Christmas “fantastical, that he never existed.” Italian Bishop Gives Children Harsh News: There Is No Santa Claus 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Unless of course you leave it all for Father Christmas to handle. The tech helping shops - and Santa - deliver this Christmas 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z “The Chimney” is a twisted Yuletide tale in which something other than Father Christmas visits on Christmas Day. Ramsey Campbell is a must-read for horror novel fans. Here’s where to start 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Child asks Father Christmas for 'a home and food' Worksop chimney sweeps find Santa letter lost for decades 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z For many people who work in the film industry, Oscars night is the one occasion they excitedly count down to each year like a child waiting for Father Christmas. Oscars 2021: Why the Academy needs to recognise casting directors 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z “In the lockdown, Father Christmas didn’t visit the families that he used to. Why? It’s definitely not for fear of the coronavirus.” Italian Bishop Gives Children Harsh News: There Is No Santa Claus 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z "Dippers" would usually brave the chilly waters dressed as Father Christmas, elves, or even Christmas puddings to raise money for charity. Covid: Festive charity dips cancelled due to pandemic 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z A clever bit of holiday magic helped Father Christmas fit a mask under his iconic white beard, where it would be more effective. L.A.'s children's hospitals welcome Santa, with a Zoom link to the North Pole and a mask under his beard 2020-12-25T05:00:00Z The basement aquarium in the Bangkok shopping mall was the last place families were expecting to see Father Christmas, equipped with fins, oxygen tank and a dive mask. Happy Fishmas - Thai aquarium gets surprise Santa visit 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z “It was going to say ‘I’m your Father Christmas,’ ” Tom VanZoeren said. Perspective | This street in Alexandria’s Del Ray neighborhood goes big for the holidays 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Father Christmas answered some pressing questions from children at the High School of Glasgow’s Junior School. Covid-19: 'Encouraging' news on Oxford vaccine and crowdfunding for museums 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z A Visit with Father Christmas — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Plan your holiday season with this list of holiday events in the Seattle area for 2020 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Others seem to think it helped them manage their expectations, especially when Father Christmas didn't show up with the goods or the Argos branch was out of stock. Life lessons from the Argos catalogue 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z In retirement, the rotund Hanmer now looks like the sort of man you would want to have play Father Christmas in the annual pageant. Quite possibly the rudest club in the world? - Golf Digest 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z We had not seen the president as a Father Christmas before but there he was dishing out goodies. Online funerals and election face masks - the new normal 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z Mr Morton said the men's victims went from "one minute believing in Father Christmas and the Easter bunny and the next they are being sold" for sex. How the net closed on Oxford's grooming gang 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z In one, the attacker spoke to a young girl, pretending to be Father Christmas. Baby monitors watched by hackers, experts warn 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Few hearts can have been left unbroken on Friday night, when footage emerged of President Donald Trump triumphantly celebrating the killing of Father Christmas by American military forces on Boxing Day. Why Trump killed Santa and other stocking chillers | Stewart Lee 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z At home in Ouagadougou, one of the photos that is proudly displayed is of Iris meeting Father Christmas when she was a baby. Christmas Day in a Christian-Muslim household 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z Watch as everyone's favorite "Home Improvement" star don the iconic red garb and undertake a journey to convince those he loves that he is, indeed, Father Christmas. Top Christmas movies to watch this season 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z But you'll still find reindeer grazing just off Snowman Lane, candy cane lights strung up everywhere and - naturally - the world's largest fibreglass statue of Father Christmas. Growing up in the town where it's always Christmas 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z In fact the only stunt double used in the festive episode is when Father Christmas falls out of the chimney. The Goes Wrong Show: When festive frolics go awry 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z Noce says she grew up in Ghana, and even in Africa, Father Christmas was a white man. Perspective | He grew up never seeing a black Santa, so he decided to become one 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z “Reject false icons,” read the slogan hastily spray painted across their shopfront, behind a highly festive effigy they had created of Father Christmas dangling from a noose. 'We were lawless!' Banksy's photographer reveals their scams and scrapes 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z And like any dodgy Father Christmas impersonator worth his salt, I might even have more in my stocking for you. Sportwatch: USA win Presidents Cup, W-League, A-League and more – live! 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z A diver dressed as Father Christmas - and a companion dressed as an angel - descended into the tank at the Sea Life aquarium in Berlin on Thursday to offer the fish some seasonal cheer. Ray of festive cheer: Santa feeds the fish in Berlin 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z A diver dressed as Father Christmas – and a companion dressed as an angel – descended into the tank at the Sea Life aquarium in Berlin on Thursday to offer the fish some seasonal cheer. Ray of festive cheer: Santa feeds the fish in Berlin 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Truthfully, this version is only here because the Fountains of Wayne original – an homage to the Kinks’ Father Christmas – isn’t on Spotify. The 50 greatest Christmas songs – ranked! 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z There is a Winter Wonderland, with everything but Father Christmas. Reform and repression go hand in hand in Saudi Arabia 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z Admission includes refreshments, entertainment, crafts and photos with Father Christmas. Fort Boonesborough presents 18th century Christmas program 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z A seven-year-old girl who wrote to Father Christmas asking for a home and food for her family is "really excited" she will get her wish after £6,000 was donated to a crowdfunding page. Girl's Christmas wish for 'home and food' granted 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z Friday, the songstress also shared a video of herself falling asleep in her rock-star Halloween costume, only to wake up minutes later in red and white snowflake pajamas to a call from Father Christmas. Mariah Carey is already celebrating Christmas with new music video 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z But don’t mistake him for Father Christmas: “I ain’t like old Saint Nick / He don’t come but once a year.” The 50 greatest Christmas songs – ranked! 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z A man dressed as Father Christmas is wanted by police in connection with causing criminal damage to a house in Swansea. 'Bad Santa' wanted for house vandalism 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z The department store said it helped draw customers through various entertainments including a Christmas cabaret, confetti cannons, visits from Father Christmas and choirs. Christmas retail winners and losers 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z He said the girl was thrilled when he told her she would get the doll she asked Father Christmas for, too. Girl's Christmas wish for 'home and food' granted 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z Mr Trump threw doubt on the existence of Santa when he asked Collman Lloyd if she still believed in Father Christmas. Girl in Trump call still believes in Santa 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z Air Force Colonel Harry Shoup, fielded multiple calls from children eager to speak to Santa, who is also known as Kris Kringle, Father Christmas or St. Nicholas. U.S. military tracking Santa despite partial government shutdown 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z The Kinks Father Christmas A hysterical, really new-wave, 1980s Kinks song with a message, telling you to remember “the kids without toys when you’re drinking your wine”. My perfect Christmas music playlist, by Jarvis Cocker, Tony Bennett, Sarah Cracknell, Mabel, Natalie Prass and John Grant 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z I loved it when I was a kid, when Father Christmas left sooty boot prints across our lounge carpet, crumbs of mince pies and dribbles of whisky on the floor. Give the gift of no plastic this Christmas 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z “A letter from the EU? I’m also waiting for one from Father Christmas,” Salvini declared. From Italy to Hungary to France, how populist movements in 2018 enveloped Europe 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z "On this particular day, he confidently went off to find Santa," Michelle said of Jack's most recent meeting with Father Christmas. Santa's sense of calm for autistic teen 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Father Christmas said he was "stunned" to receive the notice for wrongly parking in a parent and child space at Thornaby's Pavillion Shopping Centre. Father Christmas handed parking ticket 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z He worries that children, especially, expect a man, given that Santa’s other name is Father Christmas. Is Melania Trump sending us a message through her creepy Christmas trees? 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z I also remembered to add a note to my son’s letter to Father Christmas, asking him very nicely if he would avoid plastic packaging on any gifts this year. Give the gift of no plastic this Christmas 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z The floating Father Christmas broke free of its moorings and drifted on to the Cromwell Road in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, blocking it in both directions at about 13:30 GMT. Giant Santa causes traffic ho-ho-hold up 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Others recalled when Kelly made headlines in 2013 for stating it is "historical fact" that Jesus Christ, a man born in the Middle East, was white, adding that Father Christmas is too. Journalist criticised for blackface remarks 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Father Christmas said he would appeal against the ticket, but confirmed the incident would not affect deliveries on 24 December, saying: "No it hasn't ruined Christmas. Ho ho ho." Father Christmas handed parking ticket 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z But the earliest memory I can recall took place in nursery when I was three or four and “Father Christmas” visited. Sunflowers and Santa Claus: Guardian writers and readers on how their first memory changed them 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z His idea of using social media is to post an amateurish video of himself next to Father Christmas at a veterans’ party and encourage Santa to cry “ho,ho,ho”. Can the Republicans avoid embarrassment in Pennsylvania? 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Many were fundraising for charity dressed as Father Christmas, nuns, elves, Christmas puddings and turkeys. Boxing Day dippers plunge for charity 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z This year's theme is "Father Christmas" in memory of Jack Bridge, who was the swim's original Santa. Swimmers brave icy Christmas Day waters 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z The original event was more of a spectacle than a swim, with Mr Owens dressed as Coco the Clown, pushing Mr Bridge as Father Christmas off the pier and into the sea. The chills and thrills of festive dips 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z For some reason, I decided to tell the teachers and parents that Father Christmas “bit my finger”, while holding it tight, as if it would spring blood. Sunflowers and Santa Claus: Guardian writers and readers on how their first memory changed them 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z In the vast majority of depictions, Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas and Father Christmas are portrayed as white-skinned Europeans with rosy cheeks and white beards. Perspective | Five myths about Saint Nicholas 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Instead of reaching Father Christmas, it was Col. How to track Santa on Christmas Eve: We've got all your details here 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Some years Father Christmas was evidently very busy, and could only pass on the briefest snippets of news, and other years, when he had time on his hands, he could include elaborate multi-layered paintings. From the north pole to Middle-earth: Tolkien's Christmas letters to his children 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z For the band’s Christmas Eve show at Wembley, they dressed up as Father Christmases, classic Wham! schtick that fitted more with Ridgeley’s personality than Michael’s. Still saving us from tears: the inside story of Wham!'s Last Christmas 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Characters range from Father Christmas to Scrooge and Marley from “A Christmas Carol” to Victorian-themed scenes of lamplighters and carolers. Christmas in Ohio: Nutcrackers, Victorian village, Nativity 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z The event, which is part parade, part pub crawl, sees revellers dress up as Father Christmas for a merry party fuelled by mulled wine and mince pies. Thousands attend London Santa parade 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z Peppa and the gang put on a big holiday show for all the moms and dads and Father Christmas drops by. Deck the TV schedule with Rudolph, Stefani and ‘Love’ 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z SAT Toast the yule log and take a piece home, making ornaments and other craft activities, Father Christmas visits, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Community calendar: Holiday events and bazaars; free museum days 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z The campaign follows the release of Marks and Spencer's advert which features Paddington Bear stumbling across a burglar he mistakes for Father Christmas. John Lewis reveals Christmas monster 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z Rival Marks and Spencer has launched an advert featuring Paddington Bear stumbling across a burglar he mistakes for Father Christmas. Christmas ad spend to hit record high 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z He added: “I am not Father Christmas” and that he would not treat people like children. 'Won't help your schoolwork': Emmanuel Macron sniffs marijuana on French Guiana trip 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z If he had a beard, he would pass for Father Christmas. Philip Pullman Returns to His Fantasy World 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z It was only the schoolgirl's second letter, after her first missive to Father Christmas, but the search engine's CEO Sundar Pichai wrote back. Google CEO Sundar Pichai writes back to girl, 7, who wants a job - BBC News 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z For each new generation introduced to his Fungus the Bogeyman, or Father Christmas, there lies in store a lifetime of literary and artistic discoveries produced by the unsentimental, but sympathetic hand of Raymond Briggs. Raymond Briggs: Lifetime award for The Snowman creator - BBC News 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Mr Mainwood, who lives near Colchester, also worked as an animator on The Snowman, Where the Wind Blows and Father Christmas. Ethel & Ernest: Essex director brings Raymond Briggs' novel to life - BBC News 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z On another wall are posters of his two classic Christmas works, Father Christmas and The Snowman, making me wonder if he really does hate Christmas. Raymond Briggs: ‘There could be another world war. Terrifying, isn’t it?’ 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z For 61 years, the defense command has tracked Santa, also known as Kris Kringle, St. Nicholas or Father Christmas, as he and his reindeer-powered sleigh laden with presents traverses the globe. Santa Claus on track to deliver gifts despite storm: U.S. military 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z Father Christmas, sleighs and even reindeer are all part of the decorations, though they are often given a tropical twist. Santa rides a camel? How the rest of world celebrates the holidays 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Father Christmas will be paying a visit to the ward. Christmas culinary challenge for NHS - BBC News 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z So when Pete Sinfield and I wrote I Believe in Father Christmas, it was about how Christmas had deteriorated and was in danger of becoming yet another victim of crass, corporate financial exploitation. It's Christmas! The best festive songs, chosen by Slade, Neil Diamond, the Waitresses and more 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z I’m far from the first to notice Briggs’ temperamental resemblance to his crotchety fictional Father Christmas. Raymond Briggs: ‘There could be another world war. Terrifying, isn’t it?’ 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z Inside the Royal Mail sorting office that deals with some of the letters sent to Father Christmas. 'Dear Santa, Can I have a moustache?' - BBC News 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z “My first surprise was that he was so kind, like Father Christmas. He didn’t have the attitude you might expect from a dictator.” Three minutes with Hans Rosling will change your mind about the world Father Christmas will visit our wards on Christmas morning and every child in the hospital will receive a sack full of presents. Christmas culinary challenge for NHS - BBC News 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z We grabbed Mason between shots to get the dish on all things fashion and Father Christmas. 5 minutes with ‘Fashion Santa,’ Paul Mason 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z As for the rest of it, my guess is that however much Briggs, like his fictional Father Christmas, loves to grumble, he likes making us happy even more. Raymond Briggs: ‘There could be another world war. Terrifying, isn’t it?’ 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z The singer, bassist and songwriter was best known for his keening tenor vocals on such ELP signature ’70s hits as “Lucky Man,” “From the Beginning” and his solo holiday perennial “I Believe in Father Christmas.” The week’s passages 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z “When Pete Sinfield and I wrote I Believe In Father Christmas, it was about how Christmas had deteriorated and was in danger of becoming yet another victim of crass corporate financial exploitation,” he said. Greg Lake, legendary prog rock bassist, dies aged 69 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z A young girl had a "magical" surprise when a Father Christmas on board a train started to communicate with her using sign language. Father Christmas gives 'magical' sign language surprise - BBC News 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z At the Ministry of Fun, an entertainment production company based in south-east London, it trains 40 stand-in Father Christmases to fill in for the big man at shopping centre grottos and children's festive parties. The alpacas protecting 24,000 Christmas turkeys - BBC News 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z In a separate statement, organisers said people who did not see Father Christmas were offered a refund, and several people on Facebook confirmed they got their money back. Bakewell Winter Wonderland organisers blame 'massive storm' for problems - BBC News 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z I felt like Father Christmas, but he only works one day a year. A day in the life of an Amazon delivery driver - BBC News 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z The judge referred to it as a “Father Christmas” chair, with “what looks like a cucumber masque” on Mr. Abaaoud’s face. Belgian Court Jails Islamic State Cell Leaders for Foiled Plot 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z He rubbished claims that Britain would get unfettered access to the single market, without free movement of people, as the equivalent of believing in “Father Christmas”. 'A sad day for Europe': EU aghast as Britain votes Brexit 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z But he refused to genuflect: “I’m not Father Christmas,” he insisted, while promising improvements. Shocking shopping 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Better representation of women remains the highest-priority item for Unicode, he said, with only a bride and princess alongside male spy, guardsman, construction worker, police officer, and Father Christmas. New emojis include 'face palm', 'pregnant woman' and 'avocado' 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Now he could even be mistaken for a Chinese Father Christmas visiting remote villages in the mountains of Shaanxi province with a bag full of toys and picture books. Reinventing China's abortion police - BBC News 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z The only thing missing was a Father Christmas outfit. Leicester City’s triumph: the inside story of an extraordinary season | Stuart James 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z The Venezuelan government spends like Father Christmas after too much eggnog, subsidising everything from rural homes to rice. Spot the difference 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z They called him Papa Noel — Father Christmas — and not only because of his thick beard and stocky build. Brussels Islamic militant recruiter groomed young men for violence 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z It received 464 complaints from people who "expressed concern that the ad revealed the truth about Father Christmas". Moneysupermarket.com 'strutting man' advert is most-complained about - BBC News 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z His brother Ray found Paul's letter to Father Christmas last year and the discovery made global headlines. Subbuteo surprise for 50-year-old Santa letter boy's family - BBC News 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Security will also be stepped up in Istanbul, with local media reports saying that some officers will be wearing Father Christmas outfits and other disguises to patrol crowds undetected. European capitals tighten security ahead of New Year celebrations - BBC News 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z And no end-of-year review would be complete without a bit of festive folly - here's Father Christmas leaving a Nottinghamshire police station, apparently on bail. Twitter and Facebook gaffes of 2015 - BBC News 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z But once Christmas Eve arrives, the updates shift to reveal the cities that Father Christmas is flying over, with bits of trivia about each place as well. There's a New Way to Track Santa This Christmas 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z Of course, there were also cards more like the ones we post today - with frosty scenes, Father Christmas and family get-togethers. Frog murder and boiled children: 'Merry Christmas' Victorian style - BBC News 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z But we still left requests, addressed to Father Christmas, Iceland, pinned to our Christmas stockings. A Point of View: Have yourself a very Jewish Christmas - BBC News 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z Never look down on them,” Father Christmas says. London Santa says leap of faith is part of Christmas magic 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z Rufus asked him: "... Have you thought about whether Father Christmas will deliver your presents?" Tim Peake: Chichester school gives send-off to astronaut - BBC News 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z Everyone sings along, and a rather skinny Father Christmas hands out gingerbread. Reports of Angela Merkel's demise are greatly exaggerated - BBC News 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z "Seeing as it's taken more than 70 years for the letter to get to Father Christmas, I think email is probably the best way," he added. Santa list gifts given 70 years on after chimney find - BBC News 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z The death notice also specified that Father Christmas, the same figure as the American Santa Claus—died in Nordkapp, the furthest point North in Norway. Norwegian Newspaper Runs an Obituary for Santa 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Father Christmas," she wrote, "thank you for being there every year for me. London Santa says leap of faith is part of Christmas magic 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z It was clearly just what the hundreds gathered there, including a rotund Father Christmas, wanted to hear. Amid stollen and glühwein, terrorism fear haunts Germany’s Christmas markets 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z Asked by a schoolboy, Rufus, how Father Christmas would get presents to the crew, Peake said: “We spend every minute looking out the window, so I’ll be looking out for any unusual activity over Earth.” Today's kids could walk on Mars, says Britain's first official astronaut 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z In Moscow, Putin’s social media fan club held an exhibition of portraits of Putin as various real and fictional characters, including Che Guevara, Father Christmas, Jupiter and Buddha. Putin spends his birthday playing hockey with NHL stars 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z In a move that threatened children’s Christmas hopes across Norway, a major Norwegian newspaper published a death announcement for Father Christmas. Norwegian Newspaper Runs an Obituary for Santa 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z When Father Christmas is not at home with the reindeer preparing for his big sleigh-ride, he likes to play practical jokes on the children who visit him asking for presents. London Santa says leap of faith is part of Christmas magic 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z In Moscow, Putin's social media fan club held an exhibition of portraits of Putin as various real and fictional characters, including Che Guevara, Father Christmas, Jupiter and Buddha. Putin spends his birthday playing hockey with NHL stars against his defense minister 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z But it’s not like ‘Grandad’s arriving’, like I’m Father Christmas or something. Keith Richards: ‘You don’t stop growing until they shovel the dirt in’ 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z His second marriage to Jane Mitchum had been combustible – he has said she threw claw-hammers and Father Christmas figurines through his car windscreen, and that he deserved it. Jerry Lee Lewis: ‘I worry about whether I'm going to heaven or hell’ 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z He might be the new Don King, he might be Father Christmas. Al Haymon – devil incarnate or accidental saviour of boxing? | Kevin Mitchell 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z “He really thought he was Santa Claus,” owner Marie Brown said of one of an area resident who sported a bushy white beard and donned the Father Christmas suit for years. Longtime farm in Iowa headed to auction later this month 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z Geoff Hodgson from the company said: "They'll be a switch on, there will be Father Christmas here, mulled wine, an ice queen and artificial snow basically just to show people what they can have." Spring switch-on after Liscard's 'worst' Christmas tree - BBC News 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z Once Father Christmas had been, there was little time to digest the Christmas turkey for many players, with a full programme of matches on Boxing Day. A footballer's Christmas revealed 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z This was the home of the man whose legend inspired Father Christmas. Turks celebrate Father Christmas as local hero 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z After dressing up in a makeshift Father Christmas costume fashioned from luxuriant quantities of cotton wool, Otto Krellwitz took himself off to the swankiest do in town. Victorian Strangeness: Four Christmas incidents 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z “There was a Father Christmas puppet who was pulled along by a dog,” and acts with clowns, harlequins or soldiers. A Window Onto Evolving Traditions in Paris 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z This year’s doodle shows Father Christmas — the British predecessor to Santa — helping two children build a snowman, before the kids’ mother appears and pulls a carrot from her bag for the snowman’s nose. What You Need to Know About Winter Solstice 2014 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z When a child answered "Father Christmas", she told them he was not real. Vicar tells kids 'Santa's not real' 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Old Man Frost is the analogous figure to Father Christmas in most East European countries, usually depicted in a similar way: as a generous elderly man who brings gifts to children around Christmas. Ukraine Bans NYE Fireworks Out of Respect for Those Affected by Crisis Two years earlier, a fancy dress ball near Dun Laoghaire in Ireland, a guest called Mr Deane arrived dressed as Father Christmas and soon contrived to catch fire. Victorian Strangeness: Four Christmas incidents 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z A projection of Father Christmas preparing for the festive season is drawing crowds to a Derby home. Father Christmas 'lives in Derby' 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Some are tailored to Chinese tastes: Father Christmases playing the saxophone, for example, are a common decoration—no-one quite knows why. Oh what fun 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z A man dressed up as Father Christmas robbed a post office in Melbourne, Australia. Bad Santa robs Melbourne post office 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z He was an actor who played various parts, Mr Nuttall said, but his main role was as Father Christmas. Funeral held for 'Father Christmas' 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Inside the packages, there are bags of Manchester City T-shirts, reading glasses, some blue Father Christmas costumes and bottles of hand gel - hundreds and hundreds of them. UK aid helping Ebola-affected areas 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z In comments released Friday by the BBC, Bono said, “We wanted to do something fresh, but it seems some people don’t believe in Father Christmas.” Bono says he wears sunglasses due to glaucoma 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Father Christmas is better known to most than Jesus. Oh what fun 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z For some it might be the equivalent of saying Father Christmas doesn't exist. Weekendish: Sex and sports hybrids 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z The funeral has been held for an actor known to many as Father Christmas. Funeral held for 'Father Christmas' 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z For those sick of Santa by the end of the year, Asda has a £12 chocolate Father Christmas "piñata" that can be bashed apart by parents and children alike. Christmas comes early for UK's biggest retailers 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z In a cynical, ironic art world he comes across as a suburban-mall Father Christmas. Jeff Koons: A Retrospective review – great, good, bad and terrible art 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z Father Christmas made frequent appearances on Tajik state-run TV over the new year, despite . Father Christmas appears on Tajik TV despite 'ban' 2014-01-02T15:06:47Z Grandfather Frost, the Russian version of Father Christmas, will be linking up with astronauts on board the International Space Station, it is reported. Russia: Santa to "drop in" on Space Station 2013-12-26T11:26:32Z Erwin Perzy II took over from his father after the Second World War and introduced different designs, such as Christmas trees, Father Christmas and snowmen figurines. Company that invented the snow globe 2013-12-23T00:29:55Z Which senior British Member of Parliament attended a House of Commons vote dressed as Father Christmas? Quiz of the week's news 2013-12-13T01:27:48Z At rallies Mr Modi, who looks like a barrel-chested cross between Father Christmas and a professional wrestler, mocks his rival—son, grandson and great-grandson of earlier prime ministers—as a prince. Narendra Modi: A man of some of the people 2013-12-12T16:01:18Z Grandfather Frost - the Russian version of Father Christmas - appeared on the Tajik TV First Channel in a report about a presidential visit to a school. Father Christmas appears on Tajik TV despite 'ban' 2014-01-02T15:06:47Z Picking a tree, fetching the decorations from the attic, making present lists and visiting a local grotto to see Father Christmas and his Elves. VIDEO: Elf and safety training for Christmas 2013-12-02T00:03:46Z The winners are Molly, aged 7, whose picture shows Father Christmas surrounded by presents and 10-year-old Rosie who drew angels singing. Children draw Royal Mail's Christmas stamps 2013-10-30T12:57:18Z It is something akin to telling your children that Father Christmas doesn't exist. Bert, Ernie and the power of cartoons 2013-07-19T16:18:20Z An article posted Monday on The Daily Telegraph of London’s Web site said that García was “warned to expect a hostile reception in the town which booed Father Christmas.” U.S. Open — García Keeps Behaving Graciously 2013-06-12T00:38:25Z A presenter for First Channel dismissed media reports about an alleged TV ban on Father Christmas. Father Christmas appears on Tajik TV despite 'ban' 2014-01-02T15:06:47Z Bloggers in the euro zone's smallest country lampooned the politicians' largesse, likening the parties to both Father Christmas and Moses, the biblical figure who brought the word of God inscribed on tablets of stone. Malta parties fight "tablet war" as election nears 2013-01-24T14:14:42Z The children, a class of little boys, screamed in delight and started chanting "Baba Noel", the Arabic name for Father Christmas. Worry taints Egyptian Coptic Christmas 2013-01-03T14:43:11Z McCarthy by contrast might have been a favourite uncle returning as Father Christmas. Fear grips Stale Solbakken's Wolves while Mick McCarthy laps up cheers 2012-12-30T23:00:07Z I suppose the book I think would make the best Christmas special would be Stick Man because it has Father Christmas in it. At home with Julia Donaldson 2012-12-24T00:57:47Z Father Christmas is about to squeeze down chimneys with his sack of presents for children. The big, bad Christmas bogeymen 2012-12-24T01:24:25Z They might be embroidered with reindeer, or snowflakes, or a cheerful Father Christmas. The rise of ironic Christmas jumpers 2012-12-23T00:10:02Z His cousin Daphne reminisces how their grandfather used to dress up as Father Christmas. First Christmas recordings found 2012-12-20T07:13:26Z Some are addressed to Father Christmas in the North Pole, others to Mr Santa in Lapland. Face to face with the real Santa 2012-12-22T00:57:27Z Shoppers and Father Christmases brave the rain on Oxford Street. Consumer confidence slumps in Christmas runup 2012-12-21T08:03:03Z A man arranges Father Christmas costumes as he waits for customers at a wholesale market in Wuhan, China. Day in pictures: 20 December 2012 2012-12-20T12:05:28Z The Olympic mascot is sporting a Father Christmas look and is the 19th festive model created by Catherine Weightman and Michael Addis. 2012 mascot inspires Lego Santa 2012-12-20T09:28:48Z Daphne reminisces how he He used to dress up as Father Christmas. First Christmas recordings found 2012-12-19T17:04:49Z At the stroke of midnight they take him on a magical journey as they fly to the North Pole, where they meet Father Christmas and a host of other colourful characters. Guide: Must-see TV this Christmas 2012-12-19T15:01:13Z Communities Secretary Eric Pickles is once again taking on the role of Father Christmas - but the sack of presents is getting smaller every year. Can councils take further funding squeeze? 2012-12-19T08:17:36Z Here, a woman feeds her son - dressed in a Father Christmas hat - at a festival stall. In pictures: Haifa's Festival of Festivals 2012-12-17T10:50:10Z Portable North Pole is proving to be a popular website for parents, since they can create personalised video messages from Father Christmas to their children. 30 Best Android apps this week 2012-12-14T10:17:18Z Divers at Tokyo aquarium have taken to feeding the fish, dressed as Father Christmas. Day in pictures: 13 December 2012 2012-12-13T12:21:59Z "Usually after the lights switch-on the centre empties but there were so many people still there waiting to see if Father Christmas was going to get down." Santa left dangling by his beard 2012-11-19T11:04:41Z When the news broke it was like when you're a kid and you find out Father Christmas doesn't exist. Bradley Wiggins memoir: 'If I doped I could lose everything' 2012-11-05T21:00:01Z The charity takes terminally and children with long-term illnesses to Lapland to see Father Christmas. Branagh leads NI's honours list 2012-06-15T22:57:02Z Father Christmas is already sending out his Cards for the Coming Festivity, now six weeks ahead. Punch, or the London Charivari, November 25, 1893 2012-04-23T02:00:30.783Z Father Christmas brings many good things in his train, but It Is doubtful If he brings anything better in its own way than a new story by Mr. Herbert Strang. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z Phoenix was on holiday when he was first given his first Star Wars set by Father Christmas. Pictures: The biggest Lego Star Wars fan 2012-03-21T16:28:38Z In multicultural America, Father Christmas isn’t just for Christians any more. Why do kids have faith in Santa? Because parents do; 8 in 10 grown-ups believed as tots 2011-12-23T08:35:46Z And Denis thought of a Christmas hymn, and then of Father Christmas himself, as he peered in and watched the elderly evil-doer with the once-dyed beard preparing his miraculous and momentous meal. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z Well, here they may find Father Christmas at home, and on his rounds. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z It is offering a life-sized Father Christmas for £2,999 and said it expected to sell enough tinsel to wrap more than 20 football pitches. Christmas comes early at stores 2011-07-28T15:36:41Z Even the 30 or so Father Christmases gathered next to the pavilion sat engrossed, applauding warmly as Trott reached a purposeful 63-ball fifty. England's spluttering batting order is still missing a few parts 2011-07-09T18:37:29Z Then he goes away from the fire, and I says, 'All right, nipper, I'll bring 'em,' from behind that door, in a voice to make him believe as Father Christmas was answering. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z Charity first, if you please, with Father Christmas to her right, leaving room for the little New Year on her left. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, July 8th 1893 2011-03-26T02:00:11.953Z Eva thought of asking no less a person than Father Christmas himself to advise her. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z When all is told, old Father Christmas is a mighty humbug: so I say and think, but I would not have you agree with me. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z It's magical, the children sing Jingle Bells and suddenly Father Christmas arrives. Snow forces town Santa to cancel 2010-12-24T19:11:11Z As Father Christmas approaches north America, Canadian and US jets intercept and welcome the hurtling sleigh. Santa Claus is coming to town: US radar tracks his progress 2010-12-24T13:20:21Z What will you be leaving out for Father Christmas this year? Small Talk: Kevin Davies 2010-12-24T09:31:29Z "Father Christmas has come!" he proclaimed loudly at last. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z Two window cleaners dressed as Father Christmas and a reindeer abseil down as they clean windows at a shopping centre in Tokyo. Day in pictures 2010-12-23T13:32:13Z Three different Santas - one from Moscow, one from Dakar and one from Buenos Aires - talk about life as the great man and what being Father Christmas means to them. Santas of the world compare notes 2010-12-23T13:05:51Z Norad intelligence reports indicate Father Christmas does not experience time the way we do. Santa Claus is coming to town: US radar tracks his progress 2010-12-24T13:20:21Z As the big day approaches, demand grows for Father Christmas to be in more than one place at a time. Yule school: Training wannabe Santas 2010-12-21T06:42:38Z Father Christmas had done her so much good, and she wanted to tell him so, as she had had no opportunity of doing before. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z But a number of these pictures show that other places could take a cheeky approach to Father Christmas, too. Lens: North Pole Noir 2010-12-11T04:02:00Z Perhaps this is just a cynical marketing tool but it would be foolish to insist that it is necessary to write to Father Christmas in longhand because he doesn't have an email address. That's why Santa's gone to Argos 2010-10-13T19:00:00Z That's like arranging your happy day for 25 December and then inviting Father Christmas, or booking a baptism for the 21 June and expecting all your druid mates to show up. Football transfer rumours: Emmanuel Adebayor to Tottenham? 2010-08-31T07:36:00Z In fact, you couldn't have had a better-timed story if you'd written to Father Christmas asking for it and had it delivered on a silver platter by a gang of happy elves. The Fiver 2010-08-10T14:26:00Z Oh, please, Father Christmas," exclaimed Eva ruefully, as she looked at the glass on the floor, "do wait! The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z Gosden also believes that white accessories make horses "look like Father Christmas". Tattenham Corner 2010-07-31T21:29:00Z There's already an iPhone app that makes it look as if you're ringing up Father Christmas, who then delivers a stern recorded warning about the quality of presents being commensurate with acceptable standards of behaviour. That's why Santa's gone to Argos 2010-10-13T19:00:00Z Clearly, it pays to believe in Father Christmas or, at least, in Linford Christie, Lewis-Francis's coach and mentor for the last two years. Lewis-Francis hails impact of Christie 2010-07-29T17:29:00Z She has seen Father Christmas by the raffle booth, and this is not him. Sarah Shun-lien Bynum: “The Erlking.” 2010-06-28T04:00:00Z Now he lay peacefully smiling, for his small hands held a musical-box that Father Christmas himself had placed there, and set working, and the tinkle-tinkle of a pretty tune seemed to please and soothe him. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z Viagra, ski jackets and Father Christmas costumes were all sent to tsunami victims. 2010-01-21T10:44:00Z They write: "Though he usually prefers to act anonymously, he has been rumoured to be active in many different countries under various personae that include Father Christmas, Pere Noel, and San Nicolas." 2009-12-22T12:58:00Z But such a list belongs in the same category as childish scrawls in crayon, asking Father Christmas to bring a magic rabbit and an invisibility cloak. 2009-12-17T04:18:00Z I have a distinct recollection of my dad telling me that Uncle Arthur was one of my presents from Father Christmas, and of my thinking what a rotten present it was. The Heart of a Woman Fortunately there was a ladder—already placed for Father Christmas to mount—and down that she went, looking below all the time so as not to make a false step. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z On the top there should, of course, be either a Father Christmas, or a Christ child, as the Germans, who understand Christmas trees even better than we do, always have. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes What a wonderful investment of time and energy, to have Father Christmas write! 2009-12-22T12:58:00Z Many of them must have played Father Christmas in their own homes, to their own children, on other Christmases. A Diary Without Dates Neither of these characters speak, but make part of the show to be described by Father Christmas. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 The next visit was through a covered way to the printing works—where the mottoes and "directions" for toys and Father Christmas's visiting cards were printed. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z He is merely the personified shadow or dream generated by the emotion of the ritual—very much, to take a familiar instance, as Father Christmas is a 'projection' of our Christmas customs. Five Stages of Greek Religion Is the way of life for millions of people, including Father Christmas, being affected by climate change? 2009-12-22T12:58:00Z Captain Middleton followed in her train, laden with parcels like a Father Christmas. Jan and Her Job Father Christmas sighed and gazed into the fire. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 23, 1914 "Bless my soul!" was all Father Christmas replied, but he looked very pleased and jolly. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z Indeed, he was the very picture of the bluff and burly Briton, white-bearded like Father Christmas. Ghetto Comedies As far as Father Christmas writing a letter goes, it encourages debate which I think is a good thing. 2009-12-22T12:58:00Z Of course, what the venerable old Father Christmas in the chair told you was perfectly correct. In Brief Authority It had O.H.M.S. on it, and was addressed to "Father Christmas." Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 23, 1914 Dear Father Christmas, you are always doing kindnesses; could you tell me how to do something like giving a cot to a hospital, or a free library, or something? The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z Humphrey found himself on the top of my stocking last December—put there, I fancy, by Celia, though she says it was Father Christmas. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 14, 1914 With one breath, we exclaimed, 'It's Old Father Christmas!' The Children's Book of Christmas Stories Under the onslaught of Wally and Harry the tree speedily became stripped of its burden; Father Christmas directing their labours in a voice that plainly had its training on the barrack-square. Captain Jim Father Christmas dipped his hand into his sack and brought out a card of greeting. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 23, 1914 Immediately she started up, and clutching tightly at a rapidly retreating figure, she laughed aloud to find she had succeeded in catching Father Christmas, who, mildly yielding to her entreaties, sat down by her side. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z "Is it really Father Christmas's own brother?" queried a small sceptic, advancing warily. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions Father Christmas one afternoon happened to inquire at the Commanding-officer what time it was. Adventures in Toyland What the Marionette Told Molly "Hi, you blighter, that's my shin!" said Father Christmas wrathfully; a remark luckily unheard by the guests in the excitement of the moment. Captain Jim Father Christmas held up his hand and stopped me. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 23, 1914 Ah," said Father Christmas very quickly, "she is what you might be were you to give way to bad feelings. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z It is interesting to think of the various scenes into which the grey head and kindly face of old Father Christmas are brought with shouts of welcome. Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands Before I attempt anything of the sort, I shall have to consult Father Christmas—the well-known and much-esteemed patriarch. Adventures in Toyland What the Marionette Told Molly And beside it, who but Father Christmas, bowing and smiling with his eyes twinkling under bushy white eyebrows. Captain Jim "Papa," said little Raoul suddenly, "will Father Christmas put anything in my shoe tonight?" The Lost Child Father Christmas had suddenly appeared amidst much cheering and clapping of hands. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z Willy said, "Grandma, that table looks as if something was on it;" and little Sarah said, "Grandma, I guess Old Father Christmas has been here." The Apple Dumpling and Other Stories for Young Boys and Girls “Please give my best love to Father Christmas; and tell him if he says ‘yes’ I will see that Auntie puts him at the very top of the Christmas tree.” Adventures in Toyland What the Marionette Told Molly Then Daddy clouded suddenly, for he thought of all those who would be missing when Father Christmas came again. Danger! and Other Stories From this he instantly emerged with an aspect similar to that of “Father Christmas,” minus the good-natured serenity of that liberal-hearted personage. The Crew of the Water Wagtail "Bless my soul!" exclaimed Father Christmas, starting; and catching her up, he seated her on his knee. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z Yes, dear children," said their Grandma, "Father Christmas has been here, and this time he looked very much like your Grandpa. The Apple Dumpling and Other Stories for Young Boys and Girls “I have consulted Father Christmas,” answered the little Marionette. Adventures in Toyland What the Marionette Told Molly Of course, there was Father Christmas, if you call him a fairy.” Danger! and Other Stories He was a keen, alert, and active old gentleman, with a rosy face and long white beard, like Father Christmas: and he carried, in season and out of season, a bright blue umbrella. Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography One of the Assistants in the Baronial Office says, that The Coming of Father Christmas is most exquisitely heralded by E. F. Manning, in the daintiest of books. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 17, 1892 What did we care what our mother was doing in the parlour?—we who had seen Old Father Christmas himself, and were expecting him back again every moment! The Peace Egg and Other tales Cryer—Lady, I am come to tell you what returne I can make you of the crying of old Father Christmas, which I have done, and am now here to give you an answer. A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide “Daddy, was Father Christmas killed in the war?” Danger! and Other Stories If you will not believe what I do say, Let Father Christmas come in--clear the way. "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays He was to be Father Christmas, with a wreath of mistletoe instead of a red cap. The Tin Soldier All such entertainments were severely suppressed during the Commonwealth, at which time the words "Welcome, or not welcome, I am come," were introduced into Father Christmas's part. The Peace Egg and Other tales Here comes I, Father Christmas, welcome, or welcome not, I hope Old Father Christmas will never be forgot. A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide “We’ll have our Father Christmas back and all will be well in England.” Danger! and Other Stories Here come I, old Father Christmas, Welcome, or welcome not, I hope old Father Christmas Will never be forgot. "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays "I'm makin' believe I'm Father Christmas," he deigned to explain. More William Father Christmas Here comes I, old Father Christmas; Welcome, or welcome not, I hope poor old Father Christmas Will never be forgot! The Peace Egg and Other tales Although it is Old Father Christmas, he has but a short time to stay I am come to show you pleasure, and pass the time away. A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide Our God has a long, white beard, and he is not unlike the Father Christmas of picture-books. My Neighbors Stories of the Welsh People Father Christmas calls for the Doctor, with whom the same dialogue occurs as before, and the cure is performed. "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays Or were you Father Christmas all the time? More William The first one that I ever saw I believed to have come from good Father Christmas himself; but little boys have grown too wise now to be taken in for their own amusement. The Peace Egg and Other tales To me these blind eyes were the only merciful ones, as Mr Felix beckoned Father Christmas to follow him up to the stage between the two lines of curious gazers. Corporal Sam and Other Stories Well, well, perhaps some day Father Christmas will give us some. Second Plays But Father Christmas in red plush breeches, lounging on the doorstep of Sir Gorgius Midas—one averts one's eyes. A Christmas Garland She would be waiting, watching with bright, expectant eyes for the "spread" she had demanded from Father Christmas to welcome her returning parent. More William With one breath we exclaimed, 'It's Old Father Christmas!' The Peace Egg and Other tales But this is no judicial robe, my friend: it belongs to Father Christmas. Corporal Sam and Other Stories There will be many footmen at Father Christmas's Court, who will doubtless require coppers pressed into their palms. Second Plays The two small boys cheered their hearts with paper decorations, but the Christmas Tree was condemned as too German, and it was discovered that Santa Claus had suddenly become Old Father Christmas again. Mr. Britling Sees It Through He might be a study for Father Christmas, or a philosopher who dealt much in abstractions and knew little of men. The Authoritative Life of General William Booth The thought which agitated us both, was this—'Was Father Christmas bringing the tree to us?' The Peace Egg and Other tales As for the bazaar, with its dolls and toys, and its Father Christmas, and bright lights, they both thought it paradise. The Testing of Diana Mallory I should like something about Father Christmas, and snow, and waits, and a lovely ball, and everybody getting nice presents and things. Second Plays Humphrey found himself on the top of my stocking last December, put there, I fancy, by Celia, though she says it was Father Christmas. The Sunny Side I bring you some fine lamb's wool to keep you warm, Father Christmas. Christmas Entertainments Father Christmas had pointed, but so indefinitely, that he might have been pointing to the sky, or the fields, or the little wood at the end of the Squire's grounds. The Peace Egg and Other tales But go where she will, Le bon p�re NO�L will be in London and the country on the 25th instant; so the best way is to prepare to receive Father Christmas. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, December 6, 1890 We are a proud race, and if Father Christmas deliberately cuts us off in this way, let us go down proudly. Second Plays There was a fine glittering Father Christmas in the middle, a Father Christmas of German make, I am afraid. The Secret City Do you like curds and whey, Father Christmas? Christmas Entertainments And so you see, young people, Patty and I felt a delicacy in asking Old Father Christmas about the tree. The Peace Egg and Other tales In comes I old Father Christmas, Welcome in or welcome not, Sometimes cold and sometimes hot. A Cotswold Village You will be interested to hear that I have decided to have a Fairy Story and a Desert Island and a Father Christmas. Second Plays Early and late, on trail or in camp beside the trail he was ever in evidence, ever busy at something, ever responsive to the hail of “Father Christmas.” The Red One You shall have it, Father Christmas, and may good luck go with it. Christmas Entertainments So we had to devote ourselves to the duties of the table; and Patty, holding the lid with one hand and pouring out with the other, supplied Father Christmas's wants with a heavy heart. The Peace Egg and Other tales Elijah's whiskered face was matted with ice, as were his eyebrows, so that, what of his fur garb, he looked like a New England caricature of Father Christmas. Burning Daylight Father Christmas has sent you a little present. Second Plays And then: “Three rousing cheers for Father Christmas!” The Red One The children march and countermarch to music around Mother Goose and Father Christmas, bowing as they pass them. Christmas Entertainments Well, old Father Christmas, he ain't single-handed to- night, is he? Plays of William E. Henley and R.L. Stevenson The stranger marvelled greatly, and then went on, with only a slight change of tone: "You've grown a beard like Father Christmas himself." To-morrow Father Christmas may have hundreds of presents waiting for us. Second Plays With thousands of men, each back-tripping half a ton of outfit, retracing every mile of the trail twenty times, all came to know him and to hail him as “Father Christmas.” The Red One Mother Goose: Tell Father Christmas your names now, my pretty ones, and give him the presents you have brought in his honor. Christmas Entertainments My Father Christmas passed away When I was barely seven. Rhymes of a Rolling Stone In one such household, arriving with beard and moustache frozen white, he announced himself to the children of the family group as Father Christmas, and made good his claim with distribution of little gifts. The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2 Father Christmas is sometimes rather shy about acknowledging the presents he gives. Second Plays He tottered down the hill to them, still singing; and when he ceased from lack of breath they called him variously: Santa Claus, Old Christmas, Whiskers, the Last of the Mohicans, and Father Christmas. The Red One Father Christmas: Why, here's my dear niece Thanksgiving, with her two fine youngsters, Peace and Plenty! Christmas Entertainments Father Christmas had risen from his chair and was fumbling among his tattered packages, taking from them his children's books, all limp and draggled from the rain and wind. Frenzied Fiction "I am Father Christmas," he said apologetically, and blew his nose again. Tremendous Trifles Oftentimes the mummers acted out little plays in which Father Christmas, Old King Cole, and St. George were familiar figures. Early European History My companion's usually comical, ruddy face wore a woebegone look, while long icicles hung from his hair, eyebrows, and moustaches, giving him the appearance of a very melancholy old Father Christmas. A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán Here comes old Father Christmas, With sound of fife and drums, With misteltoe about his brows, So merrily he comes! Christmas Entertainments But most of all I noted the change that had come over the face of Father Christmas. Frenzied Fiction "I have felt like this a long time," said Father Christmas, in his feeble way again. Tremendous Trifles He did not seem so much a man as an institution, a symbol of summer and all its joys, a sort of Father Christmas clothed in flannels and sunshine. Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough Its mind was not permitted to be befogged with fairy stories, with superstitions, with Father Christmases and the like, nor yet with religious half-truths and misty fables. This Freedom Oh, don't you remember the naughty child grew, The good one was good all in vain, Till dear Father Christmas and Mother Goose, too, To children their duty made plain? Christmas Entertainments And in a moment a figure stood framed in the doorway—the figure of Father Christmas. Frenzied Fiction Something made me say, "You look ill, Father Christmas." Tremendous Trifles That may not be the fault of Father Christmas; he may be under contract for a billion years to deliver all presents just as they are addressed; but how can he go on smiling? Not that it Matters "Puppies from the same litter are often alike, yet when they grow up sometimes they fight each other," replied Father Christmas blandly. She and Allan Father Christmas: So you did not get the pie? Christmas Entertainments But presently, perhaps," said Father Christmas, "if I dry and mend them. Frenzied Fiction "I've felt like this for a long time," said Father Christmas. Tremendous Trifles I can imagine Father Christmas making his annual pun on the word "reindeer," and the eldest reindeer making a feeble attempt to smile. Not that it Matters I simply had to let Father Christmas see. The Holiday Round Father Christmas: Oh, we must overlook her appearance this time, Mother Goose. Christmas Entertainments I had known in my mind's eye, from childhood up, the face and form of Father Christmas as well as that of Old Time himself. Frenzied Fiction Patty and I grasped each other by the hand, and with one voice murmured; 'How kind of Old Father Christmas!' The Children's Book of Christmas Stories This makes me think that perhaps after all Father Christmas has some say in the distribution. Not that it Matters The other worm, known as Father Christmas, was the first VMS worm. Underground Old Father Christmas every one welcomes; I bring peace and happiness to all homes. Christmas Entertainments Ah," said Father Christmas, lowering his tattered hat still further and attempting something of a humble bow, "a writer? Frenzied Fiction Over the plain I follow his Father Christmas back and the duck-like waddle of the boots that pick up white-felted soles. Under Fire: the story of a squad There is one other thing at which Father Christmas draws the line; he will not deliver venison. Not that it Matters Father Christmas was a small, simple worm which did not cause any permanent damage to the computer networks it travelled along. Underground Happy New Year: With Good Resolutions quite close to my side, And sweet little Hope with me whate'er betide, I bring Father Christmas the bright golden keys That will open my door '98 with ease. Christmas Entertainments So stood Father Christmas shuffling upon the threshold, fumbling his poor tattered hat in his hand. Frenzied Fiction The Play is always performed at Christmas time, consequently Father Christmas appears as stage-manager, and introduces the characters. From Ritual to Romance If I believed in Father Christmas I should ask myself what he does all the summer—all the year, indeed, after his one day is over. Not that it Matters Father Christmas was not only a simple worm; it was not considered dangerous because it didn't hang around systems forever. Underground Father Christmas: Now Santa has come, let the banquet be shared That for our reunion I've ordered prepared. Christmas Entertainments "It's all right, Father Christmas," I said, speaking as cheerily as I could, while I rose and stirred the fire into a blaze. Frenzied Fiction Father Christmas would be a bloody fool to come out here... Now It Can Be Told That would be something like a Father Christmas. Not that it Matters Eventually they traced the Father Christmas worm back to the system where they believed it had been released—in Switzerland. Underground The close of the year Brings Old Father Christmas with his good cheer I'm cheery myself, and cheery I make All folks who follow advice for my sake. Christmas Entertainments "May I put my toys on that machine gun?" asked Father Christmas timidly. Frenzied Fiction She was dressed as Father Christmas, with some soft white stuff round her lovely little face, and she had large dark eyes, which I thought more beautiful than anything I had ever seen. Allan's Wife A Doubtful Character I find it difficult to believe in Father Christmas. Not that it Matters All I can give you is a song, Father Christmas. Christmas Entertainments But I've saved a nice pumpkin for you, Father Christmas, and here it is. Christmas Entertainments "Ah," said Father Christmas almost gayly, "children in the house!" Frenzied Fiction So now we can cipher and spell with a will, And at nine we are snug in our beds, With good Father Christmas in all of our dreams, And Mother Goose songs in our heads! Christmas Entertainments I can see Father Christmas, as soon as his day is over, taking himself off to the Equator and running round and round it. Not that it Matters Thanksgiving: With Peace and with Plenty, my children, I bring To good Father Christmas our small offering. Christmas Entertainments I've brought you my very best horn for a present, Father Christmas. Christmas Entertainments Father Christmas advanced a timid step across the floor. Frenzied Fiction Father Christmas, a large boy dressed in long belted robe; he carries a staff, and wears a white wig and beard. Christmas Entertainments There are at least half a dozen things which I deserve, and Father Christmas knows it. Not that it Matters Father Christmas: Tis true, my dear madam, that I and my son Respect most profoundly the work you have done. Christmas Entertainments Contrary Mary: "Mary, Mary, quite contrary," they call me, Father Christmas. Christmas Entertainments "I'll be bound he is!" said Father Christmas and he broke now into a merry laugh that did one's heart good to hear. Frenzied Fiction Old Father Christmas is passing by, His cheeks are ruddy, he's bright of eye; His beard is white with the snows of time. Christmas Entertainments It's little he cares for the frost and the cold, For old Father Christmas he never grows old. Christmas Entertainments |
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