Meet Kekri Buck, the Finnish pagan era fertility symbol, who roamed around in January snatching for stiff drinks, but also bringing gifts for good kids or birch whips for naughty ones. He was later merged into Xmas proceedings joining Sinterklaas, Kris Kringle, Weihnachtsmann, Sint Nikolaas, Julenissen, Svatý Mikuláš, Jólasveinar and what have you.

We too have now the red-clad Santa, but in our obstinacy we insist on calling the Coca-Cola dude Christmas Buck.

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