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We’ve been drinking Coca-Cola in Orlando for a long time, judging from a photo of McElroy’s Pharmacy from at least a century ago, showing its distinctive logo at the soda fountain. But at McElroy’s in 1914, a Sentinel article said, a homegrown flavor, Peak’s Palmetto, was also wowing Orlandoans.
Santa s surprising origins – A Christmas classic feature
By
MYRA
(Note To Readers: This story was first published on December 20, 2001. It has been picked up and re-published all over the world every year since, becoming a Holiday Tradition. Hallmark contacted the writer and asked him to appear in the Holiday movie, Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus, playing the Mall Santa that magically receives the gift of sign language. That movie is aired every year.)
He is lovable, congenial, giving and jolly. What s more he knows everything, as any child will readily testify. He is a colorful old man, whose visits are eagerly awaited by millions of children each year and who, for a little while, makes the world a much happier place
20th December, 2020
There are those who will have you believe that Santa Claus wears red and white in honour of the colours of the Coca-Cola brand. This is nonsense. The great man was seen clad in red and white some years before Haddon Sundblom’s iconic 1930s advertisements. What’s more, he was endorsing another soft drink, White Rock, while he did it.
Santa was not dreamt up by the marketing men. Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, on the other hand, was. He was invented in 1939 so that Montgomery Ward stores could give away millions of copies of his heart-warming story.
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The Coca-Cola Co.’s holiday commercial strikes an emotional chord:
Though not nearly as dramatic as its commercial, the beverage giant’s social media team is also trying to spread holiday cheer through its @CocaColaSanta Twitter account:
Looking for more people to add to the #NiceList. I’ll be retweeting some. Did I say that right, @Twitter?