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askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 months ago

So is it actually true that it was Coca Cola who turned Santa red and white?

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So is it actually true that it was Coca Cola who turned Santa red and white?

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askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 months ago

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Nah, there are red/white Santas that pre-date his appearances in Coca-Cola advertising. They did a hell of a lot to standardize red/white Santa.
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  This is the key. They didn’t invent it, but they definitely helped standardize it.

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