Krampus, Saint Nicholas and Santa

Artwork taken from the 1862 children’s book A Visit from Saint Nicholas, by Clement Moore. Illustration by F.O.C. Darley. Hurd & Houghton, USA
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‘Krampus’, Jugend, 1933
From the Original Illustration of Margaret Clark 1901-2001 Australian
From the Original Illustration of Margaret Clark 1901-2001 Australian
Farmer’s Wife Magazine talking to Santa December 1928
The Life And Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum
1912 Jolly Old St. Nicholas 1 st. Edition Hurst & Co, racist content
Disney’s SANTA’S TOY SHOP Little Golden Book #D16
Richard Scarry, Ford Rotunda Christmas Book (Ford Motor Company) 1961
Disney’s SANTA’S TOY SHOP Little Golden Book #D16 frontispiece
Santa from Adventures in Wonderland Feb 1956. The baby face on the Santa is creepy (to me) but some kind of sanctification has to happen to make a regular man into Santa, otherwise he’s just a creepy old man or a chimney demon. (I believe this is meant as a colouring in page.)
Snow Buntings Woman Of Fashion - Puck Magazine Illustration By Will Hammell circa Jan 1914
Snow Buntings Woman Of Fashion – Puck Magazine Illustration By Will Hammell circa Jan 1914
Einar-Nerman, Santa Claus, 1922
Einar-Nerman, Santa Claus, 1922
M. P. Pamela COLEBOURN
M. P. Pamela Colebourn
Santa Claus and his Works, by George Webster, published 1888
Santa Claus and his Works, by George Webster, published 1888
Santa Claus and his Works, by George Webster, published 1888
THE CHRISTMAS BOOK Boys & Girls 1950s Santa Children’s Story Book
‘River Po Liqueur’ Poster by Silvio Bagni, 1920
Sidney Sime coal
Sidney Sime coal
Boy's Life Magazine December 1934 Santa
Boy’s Life Magazine December 1934 Santa
Outdoor Life January 1937 Lucky Strike cigarette advertisement
Outdoor Life January 1937 Lucky Strike cigarette advertisement
The Open Road For Boys Magazine cover art Santa on a horse
The Open Road For Boys Magazine cover art Santa on a horse
William Ewart Lockhart (1846–1900) Old Father Christmas

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The Krampus has become a big folkloric figure at Christmas time in recent years. But less discussed and of equal interest are the female figures of the Perchten from the alpine regions. On this, the final episode of Season 3 of the Folklore Podcast, host Mark Norman redresses the balance in an interview with alpine folklore expert Al Ridenour, the creator of the Bone and Sickle podcast.

One version of the German Santa is known as the “Belsnickel”. He is stern, usually dressed in furs. Like Wee Willy Winky in Scotland, German parents say, “The Belsnickel is coming, you better be good.” The Belsnickel is thought to whip children. Like other vindictive Santas, he can gift lumps of coal instead of candy.

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