As a Thanksgiving treat, enjoy a deep dive down the rabbit hole of Santa history with Tom Jerman, author of Santa Claus Worldwide: A History of St. Nicholas and Other Holiday Gift-Bringers. This is my favorite book of Santa history, and Tom and I covered a lot of ground.

Links mentioned in the show:

• Buy the book!

• From Amazon

• The Children's Friend (1821)

Music from the episode:

• "Sankt Niklas war ein Seemann" - Freddy Quinn

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