“Krampus is the dark counterpart of Saint Nicholas, the traditional European gift-bringer who visits on his holy day of December 6th, a few weeks earlier than his offshoot Mr. Claus. Like his American descendant, the bishop-garbed St. Nicholas rewards good kids with gifts and treats; unlike the archetypal Santa, however, St. Nicholas never punishes naughty children, parceling out this task to a ghastly helper from below.”  http://www.krampus.com/

A U.S. gun club has caused controversy by posting pictures of members posing with Santa Claus. “The Scottsdale Gun Club in Arizona put up the images on its Facebook page. Some featured families with young children posing with weapons from pistols to high-powered machine guns,” says Orange (U.K.)News. “This is the second year in a row Scottsdale Gun Club has held the Christmas photo opportunity. Members pay a $10 (U.S.) fee to pose for the pictures which can be turned into Christmas cards.”

In this excerpt from the History Channel series Pastor Harry goes on a one man crusade to abolish Santa Claus.