The Sleepy History of Santa Claus

Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧

Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️

Sound effects: crackling fire, sleigh bells 🔥🛷🔔

Includes mentions of: Food, Magic, Flying, Nostalgia, Children, Christmas, Winter, History, Gratitude, Fantastical Creatures, Animals, Religious Traditions, Military History, US History, Literature & Literary History, Family.

Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll uncover the details of how Santa Claus became the recognizable superstar of Christmas who transcends nationalities and religions in the modern world. 😴

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