Meaning of Santa Clausmas | Babel Free

Definitions

Christmas as a celebration of Santa Claus.

derogatory, humorous

Examples

“Without robbing our children of innocent anticipations and memories of the mythical figures with kindly face⟳ and many gifts, their Christmas requires to be more than a Santa Clausmas. With Christmas weather and feasting and giving we older folk may make⟳ our Christmas more real and more beautiful for all concerned by a wider place⟳ for Christ, in our program⟳ for the day, as the very origin and brightness of the celebration at its best.”

“But as we witness these preparations, we are compelled to ask⟳, In honor of whom are all these preparation,^([sic]) Christ or Santa Claus? What will this blessed season mean⟳ to the greater mass of people—Christmas or Santa Clausmas? […] Which shall it be, Christmas or Santa Clausmas?”

“Let⟳ us, therefore, honor the person of Jesus of Christ honestly, openly and unashamedly without excuse⟳ or pretense. Let⟳ our merchants, our businessmen and the members of our community shed⟳ any vestiges of Christmas hypocrisy by honoring the birth of Jesus Christ. Then it will not be a Santa Clausmas season, but truly a Christmas season.”

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