Mr. Claus

plural Mr. Clauses · plural Messrs. Claus · alternative Mister Claus · alternative Mr Claus

1. Synonym of Santa Claus.

   We Meet Mr. Claus […] Personality of Eugene S. Todd as "Throne" Santa at Macy's and the story of other Santas in various stores, […]

   1927 December 9, James Thurber, “We Meet Mr. Claus”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Sep 2021

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   This is the first Christmas, her mother reports, that Shirley Temple has been sure there isn’t a real Santa Claus. Last season she was embarrassingly curious about the numerous Messrs. Claus she saw on the streets and in department stores.

   1938 December 20, Paul Harrison, “Harrison in Hollywood: The Movie Folk Will Leave Town Come Christmas Week-End, and All”, in The Harlan Daily Enterprise, volume 37, number 300, Harlan, Ky., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6, column 8

   In New York City (upper left), traditional sidewalk Santas were off on their annual rounds in midtown Manhattan to raise funds for the Volunteers of America. Eddie Simon Sr. introduces 3-year-old Eddie Simon Jr. to the Messrs. Claus.

   1970 November 28, “The Season to Be Jolly”, in Tucson Daily Citizen, centennial volume, number 285, Tucson, Ariz., →OCLC, page 17, column 4

   The signs are everywhere: there are bells and tinsel on street lamps, shoppers on the sidewalks and Santas busting out all over. One of the Messrs. Claus will be setting up his workshop in Coral Gables, with a little help from the Jaycees.

   1977 November 26, Kate Wheeler, “Talk of Our Town: Parade Toasts Polar Visitor”, in The Miami Herald, 1st edition, 67th year, number 361, Miami, Fla., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2-B, column 5

   The Two Santa Claus Theory, as I understand it, holds that efficient American government requires two strong political parties, one specializing in income growth and the other in income redistribution. In other words, one Santa to load the sleigh and one to unload it. The Democratic party has gotten extremely good at unloading the sleigh, [Jude] Wanniski says, but the Republicans have not only forgotten how to load, but have climbed into the sleigh, and now the two Messrs. Claus are shouting at each other.

   1978 June 25, John Mueller, “Area Resident’s ‘World’ Seems to Work”, in Daily Record, volume 79, number 1, Morristown, N.J., →OCLC, page H9, column 4

   Another Mr. Claus was taken for a spin on the makeshift dance floor at One Liberty Plaza in lower Manhattan, where Merrill Lynch & Company had opened its house and its telephone lines to more than 1,000 older people.

   1983 December 26, David W. Dunlap, “A Frigid New York Warmed by Season”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015

   Synonyms: Santa Claus