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:''This adventure may well have happened in the [[Land of Fiction]].'' | :''This adventure may well have happened in the [[Land of Fiction]].'' | ||
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*[[Ninth Doctor|The Doctor]] claimed to be Santa Claus and that he had delivered a red [[bicycle]] to [[Rose Tyler]] as a girl. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Doctor Dances]]'') | *[[Ninth Doctor|The Doctor]] claimed to be Santa Claus and that he had delivered a red [[bicycle]] to [[Rose Tyler]] as a girl. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Doctor Dances]]'') | ||
*Rose and [[Mickey Smith]] and, on separate occasions, [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble]], encountered dangerous [[Robot Santa|robots disguised as Santas]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') | *Rose and [[Mickey Smith]] and, on separate occasions, [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble]], encountered dangerous [[Robot Santa|robots disguised as Santas]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') | ||
*On the [[planet]] [[Sto]] and on the cruseliner ''[[Titanic (spaceship)|Titanic]]'', some people were taught that the Human natives of Earth worshipped a [[w:Good King Wenceslas|Good King Wenceslas]] and later the god named "Santa", described as a beast with huge claws - probably a confusion of the "Claus" part in the name being confused with the plural noun "claws". ([[DW]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'') | *On the [[planet]] [[Sto]] and on the cruseliner ''[[Titanic (spaceship)|Titanic]]'', some people were taught that the Human natives of Earth worshipped a [[w:Good King Wenceslas|Good King Wenceslas]] and later the god named "Santa", described as a beast with huge claws - probably a confusion of the "Claus" part in the name being confused with the plural noun "claws". ([[DW]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'') | ||
: ''Although the Sto history of Santa is garbled, historians have indicated that some elements of the Santa legend originate from a more sinister source than the "jolly old elf" best known to the people of today.'' | : ''Although the Sto history of Santa is garbled, historians have indicated that some elements of the Santa legend originate from a more sinister source than the "jolly old elf" best known to the people of today.'' | ||
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Revision as of 23:20, 25 April 2009
Santa Claus or Father Christmas legendarily distributes presents to good children on Christmas morning under the tree. He plays an important part in the Christmas tradition on the planet Earth. The origin of Santa stems from a number of different centuries-old traditions, with the most iconic version of Santa being finalized in the early 20th century.
Appearances
The Doctor visited Santa Claus in his workshop and helped save Christmas. (TVC: A Christmas Story)
- This adventure may well have happened in the Land of Fiction.
References
- The Doctor claimed to be Santa Claus and that he had delivered a red bicycle to Rose Tyler as a girl. (DW: The Doctor Dances)
- Rose and Mickey Smith and, on separate occasions, the Doctor and Donna Noble, encountered dangerous robots disguised as Santas. (DW: The Christmas Invasion, The Runaway Bride)
- On the planet Sto and on the cruseliner Titanic, some people were taught that the Human natives of Earth worshipped a Good King Wenceslas and later the god named "Santa", described as a beast with huge claws - probably a confusion of the "Claus" part in the name being confused with the plural noun "claws". (DW: Voyage of the Damned)
- Although the Sto history of Santa is garbled, historians have indicated that some elements of the Santa legend originate from a more sinister source than the "jolly old elf" best known to the people of today.
