Santa/Father Christmas in Narnia (was: HP religion debate)

[John Walton]

No: HPFGUIDX 8457

Dave Hardenbrook at DaveH47 at mindspring.com wrote:

> Do you think Santa will show up later in the series?  (He's appeared
> in Oz and Narnia, why not Hogwarts?)   :)

Au contraire -- *Santa* did not appear in Narnia. *Father Christmas*
appeared in Narnia. It may sound like a triviality, but I'm sure there're a
lot of people who'd object to lumping the (Homogenised/American) Santa with
the (Traditional/British) Father Christmas -- St Nicholas.

--John
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