2006-06-18 15:05:58 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Because He is a Cardinals fan
2006-06-18 15:07:52 · answer #1 · answered by BradG7 form the Fugitives 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The American Santa Clause has a red and white outfit.
Santas in other countries have different outfits, most of which seem more festive and less commercial.
2006-06-18 15:09:55 · answer #2 · answered by karenrena 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the beginning of the 1930s, the burgeoning Coca-Cola company was still looking for ways to increase sales of their product during winter, then a slow time of year for the soft drink market. They turned to a talented commercial illustrator named Haddon Sundblom, who created a series of memorable drawings that associated the figure of a larger than life, red-and-white garbed Santa Claus with Coca-Cola. Coke's annual advertisements — featuring Sundblom-drawn Santas holding bottles of Coca-Cola, drinking Coca-Cola, receiving Coca-Cola as gifts, and especially enjoying Coca-Cola — became a perennial Christmastime feature which helped spur Coca-Cola sales throughout the winter (and produced the bonus effect of appealing quite strongly to children, an important segment of the soft drink market). The success of this advertising campaign has helped fuel the legend that Coca-Cola actually invented the image of the modern Santa Claus, decking him out in a red-and-white suit to promote the company colors — or that at the very least, Coca-Cola chose to promote the red-and-white version of Santa Claus over a variety of competing Santa figures in order to establish it as the accepted image of Santa Claus.
2006-06-18 15:13:00 · answer #3 · answered by vihlee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the folk stories that are centuries old behind the santa clause myth all tell about him wearing red, or white and gold.
2006-06-18 15:08:03 · answer #4 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It comes from an old Coke ad showing Santa dressed in Coke colors. Early 20th century, I think, not sure exactly when.
2006-06-18 15:09:35 · answer #5 · answered by Terisu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blood and snow... Right from its pagan origins, which then met Christianity and (in the name of instilling fear into God/s-fearing children everywhere) created Santa Clause/Father Christmas/Papa Noel/St Nick. etc...
2006-06-18 15:10:13 · answer #6 · answered by soulgirl76 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More of red because it is a happy, lively colour and white trimmings to complement and make the red even more attractive!
2006-06-18 15:18:16 · answer #7 · answered by lovebug2004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
coke cola is the reason for that it was there idea to make santa look the way he is
2006-06-18 15:10:10 · answer #8 · answered by turnaround 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not, Coca-Cola, they used him in an advertisement years ago and the color scheme just stuck after that.
2006-06-18 15:10:08 · answer #9 · answered by coreyzard 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the black leather outfit was scaring the children...
2006-06-18 15:09:14 · answer #10 · answered by psychoticlawnjockey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋