Santa Claus is typically depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man wearing a red coat with white fur collar and cuffs, white-fur-cuffed red trousers, red hat with white fur, and black-coloured leather belt and boots, by carrying a bag full of gifts for kids. He is frequently seen laughing in a manner that sounds like "ho ho ho."Due to the tremendous influence of the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas," this particular image has become popular in Canada and the United States at the time of the 19th century. Thomas Nast, a caricaturist and political cartoonist, was also involved in the construction of Santa's look. Through song, radio, television, children's books, family Christmas customs, films, and advertising, this image has been preserved and promoted.