Santa Claus comes in many forms. While he is ultimately inspired by the historical St. Nicholas of Myra (today Demre, Turkey), a fourth-century Greek bishop, he is influenced by British, German, Dutch and Scandinavian folkloric figures.
According to today’s traditions, he lives at the North Pole. So it might seem odd that the country store Santa figure pictured here, which sold for $441 at Garths’ …