all about. Oh, and his special day is not December 25th. It's December 6th. It is celebrated in most of Europe by giving a simple gift of chocolates to children and remembering that it is Saint Nicholas' day. By the way, America is not a "democracy". Many politically illiterates would like it to be, but it is not. It is a republic. Check the record; the US Constitution. Posted by: ossman | December 4, 2011, 2:41 am 2:41 am The pledge of Allegiance? ".. and to the republic for which it stands..." ... republic and democracy are synonyms in the dictionary .. Republic being a country ran by officials such as a President and Democracy parallels that with the fact we get to pick our president .. a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections ..... When they speak of the republic they speak of the leaders in which it stands that have been chosen by the people. We as a country have become victimized by selfishness and greed, As far as Santa... He is dead and doesnt fly around with magical raindeer giving people presents... or kids for that matter,, and in todays society, he has become a object of deception for parents around the world, just like the spirit of christmas who packed up with St. Nick a long time ago and sold out to the