Greek
Bishop
Nicholas
of
Myra
____________________
known
for
a
secret
gift
-
____________________
.
By
the
Middle
Ages
,
Nicholas
is
the
____________________
saint
of
children
,
and
____________________
st
.
Nicholas
Day
they
____________________
gifts
in
his
honor
.
During
the
Reformation
,
the
church
stops
____________________
Saints
,
so
Saint
Nick
____________________
with
the
Norse
god
Odin
to
become
Sinterklaas
and
____________________
Santa
Claus
.
Clement
Clarke
Moore
____________________
Santa
Claus
a
sleigh
and
eight
reindeers
in
his
____________________
.
A
____________________
from
st
.
Nicholas
,
now
known
as
the
____________________
before
Christmas
.
Thomas
Nast
creates
an
illustration
that
helps
to
____________________
the
modern
-
day
Santa
____________________
.
Since
1912
the
US
Postal
Service
has
been
____________________
letters
addressed
to
Santa
,
____________________
use
the
face
of
old
Saint
Nick
to
____________________
their
products
,
and
the
first
Santa
Claus
school
is
____________________
.
The
story
of
Santa
Claus
continues
to
____________________
with
every
____________________
season
.
