Coca-Cola invented the modern-day version of Santa Claus. Rating: False (About this rating?) Santa Claus is iconic. Wherever people see him during the Christmas season, be it at the mall, in classic ...

The holidays are a great time for marketing thanks to one of the greatest business icons in history: Santa Claus. No matter what they call it, Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, etc., it ...

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Beverage giant Coca-Cola Inc (NYSE:KO) was founded in the 1880s and today is one of the largest companies in the world, valued at $250 billion. The company is also one of the 30 components of the Dow ...

"Coca-Cola did not create the legend of Santa Claus." The myth that the many-named gift-bringer of Christmas was invented by a soda brand is so persistent that even Coca-Cola has had to step in to ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Christmas is full of different traditions and rituals, including Santa Claus, Sinterklaas and a whole cast of characters. In the U.S., Kriss Kringle is king, and the look ...

It's common to leave out cookies for Santa Claus at Christmastime — a tradition rooted in medieval origins. But leaving out a cold Coca-Cola for St. Nick might be a more appropriate practice, as the ...