jolly old St. Nick

'The jolly old St. Nick that we know from countless images did not come from folklore. . . . He came from the yearly advertisements of the Coca-Cola Company. He wears the corporate colors'the famous red and white'for a reason: he is working out of Atlanta, not out of the North Pole.'

'James B. Twitchell, from Twenty Ads that Shook the World, 2000.