Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris

Is he Santa Claus or Father Christmas? | FESTIVE ETYMOLOGY


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Join Rob and Jess for a festive feast of Christmas etymology.

🎅🏼 Is Santa Claus an Americanism?
🎩 Who was Sir Christmas?
🦌 How did the Santa's reindeer get their names?
🎶 Is it "four calling birds" or "four colly birds"?

These questions answered and many more as we deck the halls with linguistic intrigue in another episode of Words Unravelled.

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