Smithsonian - In Search of Santa Claus [DVDrip]...Ctiger

ho ho who?

Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, Santa Claus...From Armenia (Gaghant Baba) to China (Dun Che Lau Ren), India (Ganesha) and Yugoslavia (Deda Mraz), children around the world know this beloved and iconic symbol of holiday cheer by dozens of names.

But who is he really? Was he the fourth-century miracle worker Bishop Nicholas of Myra in modern day Turkey? Or the sixth-century Abbot Nicholas of nearby Zion? How did these Middle-Eastern holy men become the jolly old Saint Nick of popular lore?

Is our modern-day image of Santa the brain child of Civil War-era cartoonist Thomas Nast, looking to comfort weary soldiers during the holidays...and of savvy Coca-Cola ad men who adopted the image 50 years later?

Smithsonian Networks takes a revealing pop history look at the amazing transformation of a holy man into a treasured icon of Christmas joy.



Source: Retail DVD
Length: 46:33
Size: 397 MB
Container: mp4

Video
Codec: H264 - MPEG-4
Resolution: 720x352
Total Bitrate: 1186k
Frame Rate: 29.97

Audio
COdec: MPEG AAC Audio
Language: English
Bitrate: 160k
Channels: Stereo - Dolby Pro Logic II Mixdown