Santa Claus the elf has nothing to do with the Christian Saint that is supposed to be the basis of his giving character. The real Santa was a politician - thus the creature was first and foremost a liar and a cheat. His coming to Earth was a premeditated event that continure year after year while he plundered riches from the people who believed that he was giving away presents from his huge bag of goodies - wrong! Read for yourself the real story behind this un-jolly old elf.