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' daughter Santa Claus' daughter Santa Claus' daughter is a fictional character of the Christmas folklore who appeared in North America in the late 19th century. One of the first works to present this figure was a short musical play of 1892 called "Santa Claus' daughter" (by Everett Elliott and F. W. Hardcastle). In this piece, the young Kitty Claus, who has known no one but her papa, asks him to find her a man. In his book NOEL (2000) Ed McCray told the life story of the Claus' daughter Noel. In "The Legend of Holly Claus" (2006, by Brittney Ryan), Santa