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In Search of Santa Claus
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Artist
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Martin Papirowski, director.
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Studio
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Infinity Entertainment
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Format
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DVD/Closed Captioned
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DVD Encoding
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MPAA Rating
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Not Rated
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UPC
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617742212198
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Runtime/Release Date
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47 mins/2009
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Daedalus Item Code
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25763
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Sale Price:
$4.98
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Description
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You probably know him as Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or Santa Claus. In Armenia this iconic symbol of holiday cheer is called Gaghant Baba; in China he's known as Dun Che Lao Ren; Ganesha in India and Deda Mraz in Yugoslavia. But who was he? The 4th-century miracle worker Bishop Nicholas of Myra in modern-day Turkey? The 6th-century Abbot Nicholas of Zion? This DVD explores both of these Middle Eastern holy men as well as the origins of our modern-day Santa: from the brain child of Civil War–era cartoonist Thomas Nast, created to comfort weary soldiers during the holidays, to the savvy Coca-Cola ad men who adopted the image 50 years later.
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