聖誕節的真理：聖誕節不是宗教節， 聖誕老人是獎懲大人的

Countless Christmas songs tell us that Santa is basically the Judge Judy of juveniles. He decides who's been naughty or nice, and doles out presents or punishments accordingly.

But historians say Kriss Kringle was originally created to keep adults, not children, off the naughty list. Being crafty codgers, we ducked Santa's surveillance, turning the spotlight on kids and dramatically changing Christmas celebrations.


http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/22/living/real-santa-claus/