The Real Santa Claus

Independent horror film ‘White Zombie’, starring Bela Lugosi, premiered in New York City’s Rivoli Theatre on July 28th, 1932. It marked the first time that zombies had featured in a Hollywood picture - albeit as the result of an evil voodoo master in Haiti rather than a condition ...  Afficher plus

Warner Brothers’ biggest animated star, Bugs Bunny, made his cartoon debut on July 27th, 1940, in A Wild Hare - though, at the time, he didn’t officially have a name… Though previous versions of the ‘wabbit had appeared in earlier Looney Tunes shorts, this incarnation - directed ...  Afficher plus

It's that time of year when the beloved Santa Claus comes around once again. But the celebrated image of this prolific gift-giver is based on an even more fabled figure - that of Saint Nicholas, a 3rd century Christian bishop famed for his generosity and compassion. He was tho ...

In many parts of Europe, before Christmas comes, you have first to celebrate one of the medieval period's favourite saints - Saint Nicholas of Myra. It's his legend and celebration that eventually transformed into our own Santa Claus. St Nicolas’s commemoration was a ...

Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid look at the stories about Saint Nicholas. Who was this man and why do we remember him? https://spotlightenglish.com/holidays/christmas/saint-nicholas,-the-christmas-saint/Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spotlightenglishDownload our app for ...  Afficher plus

For this special holiday episode, Jayus unpacks the truth about one of our biggest cultural mythologies: Santa Claus; the man, the myth, the legend.