Father Christmas or Santa?

[Helen]

Father Christmas or Santa Claus?

What do you call him?

I've been calling him FC for Charlotte and Thomas but noticed books and other parents are calling him Santa. Am I old fashioned?

 

[whiby]

I think Santa is prob more common in America and Father Christmas in the UK. I say both tbh but I prefer father christmas

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

I use both xx

 

[Strawberries]

It's always been Santa to me

 

[stephwiggy]

santa but my son knowsboth

 

[Jchihuahua]

I'm from the north east and we always said Santa when I was little and I teach Reception kids in Leeds now and they say Santa too. I taught in London for 10 years and the kids always called him Father Christmas there, never Santa.

 

[embo216]

He'll always be Father Christmas to me and I use this when I speak to Lily about him too

 

[polo_princess]

Father Christmas for us too ... whenever i say Santa i automatically say it with an american accent

 

[Tasha]

I was discussing this last night with DH as I was wrapping presents as I couldnt remember what the children say, they say Father Christmas and my DH said he thought Santa was quite American.

 

[Tasha]

I just asked my children who comes on Christmas Eve and the 5 year old says Father Christmas and the 4 year old says Santa

 

[tasha41]

No one says Father Christmas here really .. always just Santa.

 

[wantababybump]

Santa

 

[Waiting4Bump]

I think I say both, but I normally say Santa, I think!? x

 

[redi]

Santa

 

[NuKe]

i dont think ive ever heard someone say Father Christmas here!

 

[AppleBlossom]

I use both but mainly FC so that's what I voted

 

[embojet]

I say father christmas

 

[Kelz22]

I call him Santa xx

 

[PeanutBean]

He used to be called Old Christmas back in Georgian times and was all for the booze and ladies so Queen Victoria stepped in and renamed him Father Chistmas and made him lovable and puritanical. I don't know where Santa Claus comes from but it sure sounds like it has a Latin origin.

I use Father Christmas though I might start using Old Christmas as he sounds way more fun!