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Santa Claus, with the emphasis on gifts and parties that has become attached to him, worries many thoughtful Christians who feel that this materialism(...)
Santa Claus, with the emphasis on gifts and parties that has become attached to him, worries many thoughtful Christians who feel that this materialism(...)

Santa Claus, with the emphasis on gifts and parties that has become attached to him, worries many thoughtful Christians who feel that this materialism(...)

Date12/13/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Santa Claus; with the emphasis on gifts and parties that has become attached to him; worries many thoughtful Christians who feel that this materialism is damaging to the religious nature of the festival.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0001751F
Tom Crewe, 82, who has played Santa Claus in Cabbagetown for 45 years, has his hands full as Nicole Jones, 4, and her sisters Cementa, 4 months, and S(...)
Tom Crewe, 82, who has played Santa Claus in Cabbagetown for 45 years, has his hands full as Nicole Jones, 4, and her sisters Cementa, 4 months, and S(...)
12/7/1991
Meeting the kids, one of many clowns in this year's Santa Claus parade shakes hands with youngsters at the curb as he escorts Santa along Saturday's 6(...)
Meeting the kids, one of many clowns in this year's Santa Claus parade shakes hands with youngsters at the curb as he escorts Santa along Saturday's 6(...)
11/14/1970
Claus has no effect. Little Clayton Tucker, 11 months, of Markham pays scant attention to Santa as he explores the Christmas terrain at Casa Loma yest(...)
Claus has no effect. Little Clayton Tucker, 11 months, of Markham pays scant attention to Santa as he explores the Christmas terrain at Casa Loma yest(...)
12/4/1987
All aboard!: Santa Claus (left) was the star passenger among 2,000 kids who boarded Ontario Northland Railway's Santa Claus Express at Englehart Station yesterday
All aboard!: Santa Claus (left) was the star passenger among 2,000 kids who boarded Ontario Northland Railway's Santa Claus Express at Englehart Station yesterday
11/24/1984
Just cut the small talk: 17-month-old Naomi Greeman is less than delighted to meet Santa Claus yesterday at a free Christmas party for 600 hosted by caterer Joe Garisto
Just cut the small talk: 17-month-old Naomi Greeman is less than delighted to meet Santa Claus yesterday at a free Christmas party for 600 hosted by caterer Joe Garisto
12/17/1989
Cover features: title and composer information surrounding drawing of a Santa Claus with two ha ...
Santa Claus is coming!
1913
Kicking off santa claus parade, Kyle Kofsky gets the boot yesterday from the big, bad wolf on a float waiting in a Weston warehouse for this year's Santa Claus parade
Kicking off santa claus parade, Kyle Kofsky gets the boot yesterday from the big, bad wolf on a float waiting in a Weston warehouse for this year's Santa Claus parade
10/22/1990
The clowns almost stood on their heads today to entertain thousands of starry-eyed children who turned out to see Eaton's annual Santa Claus parade in(...)
The clowns almost stood on their heads today to entertain thousands of starry-eyed children who turned out to see Eaton's annual Santa Claus parade in(...)
11/16/1974
Bearing gifts
Bearing gifts
12/7/1981
Bearing gifts: Loaded down with late Christmas purchases, Vince Diano tries to call a cab yesterday from Yorkdale Shopping Centre
Bearing gifts: Loaded down with late Christmas purchases, Vince Diano tries to call a cab yesterday from Yorkdale Shopping Centre
12/23/1998
It's Santa's parade on Sunday, The 72nd annual Eaton's Santa Claus Parade gets off the mark Sunday at 1
It's Santa's parade on Sunday, The 72nd annual Eaton's Santa Claus Parade gets off the mark Sunday at 1
11/8/1976
Eaton's Santa Claus parade yesterday had all the right ingredients--Santa, kids, clowns and marching bands
Eaton's Santa Claus parade yesterday had all the right ingredients--Santa, kids, clowns and marching bands
11/4/1979