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Every time I think of Christmas and the wonderful Santa Claus, except watching the faling snowflakes, expecting gifts and decorating the tree, Coca Cola comes to my mind. I don’t like the taste, I don’t drink… but I love their Christmas commercials and ads. As it is said, they were the ones that contributed in creating Santa’s image. Coca Cola Company defined many many years ago the jolly, red suited, white bearded Santa. You have below a small selection of their vintage ads. (Pictures copyright  The Coca Cola Company)

“He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot; A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack. His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow; The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath; He had a broad face and a little round belly, That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly. He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf.” (The Night Before Christmas)

Other vintage Christmas adverts apart from Coca Cola? Santa’s playing golf, drinking beer, coffee, and sadly ( and a little scary)… smoking cigarettes.

Christmas, commercial or non-commercial, is wonderful… full of love, hope and happiness, and gifts, and snow… and magical vintage Santas. At least for me. Merry Christmas everyone!!!

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