Yule Goat in the family dressing up as the Yule goat. In this, there might be a relation to Santa Claus and the Yule goat's origin in the medieval celebrations of Saint Nicholas. The goat was then replaced by the "jultomte" (Father Christmas/Santa Claus) or "julenisse" during the second half of the 19th century and early 20th century, although he is still called the "Joulupukki" (Yule goat) in Finland, and the tradition of the man-sized goat disappeared. The Yule goat in Nordic countries today is best known as a Christmas ornament. This modern version of the Yule goat figure is a decorative
Santa Claus Saves the Earth Santa Claus Saves the Earth Santa Claus Saves the Earth is a 2002 Christmas-themed action-platform video game developed by Lithuanian studio Ivolgamus (now known as Nordcurrent) and published by Telegames for the Sony PlayStation and the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. In the game, the player ventures Santa Claus through fifteen platforming stages in order to defeat the evil witch Nilam and save Christmas. The game received overwhelmingly negative criticism. The only playable character in the game is the titular Santa Claus. In the game's plot, a wicked fairy named Nilam, who can see the entire world through a "magic copper,"