(WHTM) — The Christmas holiday isn’t just about ... depicted a fat and jolly man with red robes set in front of a green background (while holding a bottle of Coke of course).

These ads’ green backgrounds went well with Santa’s red attire, making the red-and-green combination the quintessential Christmas aesthetic. Red and green are used in Christmas decorations ...

But why are red and green the colors of Christmas? David Landry teaches religious studies at the University of St. Thomas. "We have a lot of different accounts of how it came to be," he said.