But how did Santa become the holiday's figurehead? Here's a history lesson on ol' Saint Nick. Santa Claus' origins date back to about 280 A.D. when St. Nicholas was born, the History Channel reports.

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Pat continued: “Above that first Santa Claus, they wrote Santa Clause - which isn’t correct - but that person changed our history completely. We don’t know who that person was.” ...

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Santa Claus is a mythical figure who originated in ... According to SantaClaus.com, Santa was born on March 15. Whereas the History website states his birth around A.D. 280 in Patara, near Myra ...