2006-12-12 00:39:05 · 34 answers · asked by Elaine G 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
Oh God, I only came on here to see if we had the usual Coca-Cola rubbish, and I wasn't very wrong, was I !
If they started it in the 1930s, how come I've got cards dating from the turn of the century (1899 +) which belonged to my great-grand parents showing a Father Christmas dressed in a red outfit?
2006-12-12 00:59:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In 1931, The 'Coca-Cola' Company commissioned renowned illustrator Haddon Sundblom to create advertising for 'Coca-Cola' featuring Santa Claus. For the next 35 years, he developed new scenarios for 'Coca-Cola' and Santa. The result was the now famous red-suited Santa that is now known and accepted worldwide as the popular image of Santa Claus.
2006-12-12 01:08:37 · answer #2 · answered by TygerLilly26 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coca Cola
2006-12-12 00:40:13 · answer #3 · answered by pinead101 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mrs. Santa... of course, more people can wear red and pull it off... besides most of the Santa's I know have blue eyes, and just would not look good in Green, plus green= Jealous, and the rosie red cheeks match the red suit better....
2006-12-12 01:04:23 · answer #4 · answered by HappyGoLucky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coca Cola Company
2006-12-12 00:40:03 · answer #5 · answered by Yeah yeah yeah 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The Coca Cola people
2006-12-12 00:41:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Legend has it that the red and white garb worn by modern day Santa Clauses is comes from a scrying ritual outfit worn by Nordic shamen. The red and white design was based on the colours of the fly-agaric mushroom, on which the shamen used to gorge themselves prior to the hallucinagenic / near death envisioning rituals.
Ta.
2006-12-12 00:54:39 · answer #7 · answered by chopchubes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All those who said Coca Cola have it right.
Santa was often shown wearing green or blue until the Coke campaign when he became more and more shown only in red.
Just shows how advertising can influence modern culture; even when that modern cuture had its roots in antiquity!
2006-12-12 03:46:54 · answer #8 · answered by franja 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coca-cola advert 1932.
Having read Emma Chizzett's comment below I have researched this and stand corrected - we are all wrong - see interesting link below. Thanks Emma for pointing this out. The red outfit did indeed pre-date the Coca-cola adverts - though they did play a role in the mass commercialism of Santa of course.
http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/santa.asp
2006-12-12 00:40:32 · answer #9 · answered by Madam Rosmerta 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Coca-Cola
2006-12-12 00:40:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋