Santa Clause Before Coca-cola
it's likely Santa Clause represents the coming of spring and wore a long green hooded cloak and a wreath of holly, ivy or mistletoe and had the ability to make people happier during the long winter months.
Urban myth has it that the red suit only appeared after the Coca - Cola company started an advertising campaign, depicting Santa Clause in the red, white and a touch of green hooded cloak with the same wreath of holly, ivy or mistletoe. That was in the 1930's.
Coca-cola really branded the face of Christmas, from colour Green to Red.
