St Nick

See also: St. Nick

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St Nick

  1. Abbreviation of Saint Nick.
    • 2004 December 24, Stephen Bates, “Saint Nicholas”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 August 2013:
      This festivity may be slightly quaint in this country, but is not across much of Europe, where St Nick rides a white horse through the streets of cities such as Amsterdam, Brussels and Vienna, and children receive elaborate chocolate models of a jolly bearded bishop.
    • 2007 December 21, Jonathan Petre, “Profile: St Nicholas, also known as Santa Claus”, in The Daily Telegraph‎[2], London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 December 2025:
      In much of Europe, where the veneration of saints remains part of popular culture, St Nick appears in a variety of forms - in some cities he rides through the streets on a horse - and children receive models of a jolly bearded bishop.
    • 2010 December 20, Samuel Muston, “The Timeline: Saint Nicholas”, in The Independent‎[3], London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 December 2010:
      In the latter part of the 19th century, St Nick was engaged by Lewis's department store in Liverpool to entertain children in its Christmas Fairyland.
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