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 melon Santa Claus melon The Santa Claus melon, sometimes known as Christmas melon or piel de sapo (toadskin), is a variety of melon (family Cucurbitaceae, "Cucumis melo", Inodorus group) originating in Spain that grows to about a foot in length and is oval in shape. It has a thick, green-striped outer rind and pale green to white inner flesh with a mild melon flavour and sweetness close to honeydew melons. It has a blotched green peel after which it is named in Spanish ("piel de sapo" translates as "toad skin"). A closely related melon with the same shape, but with yellow