Santa Claus' daughter

Santa Claus' daughter is a fictional character of the Christmas folklore who appeared in North America in the late 19th century.

History

One of the first works to present this figure was a short musical play of 1892 called Santa Claus' daughter (by Everett Elliott and F. W. Hardcastle). In this piece, the young Kitty Claus, who has known no one but her papa, asks him to find her a man.^[1]

Books

In his book NOEL (2000) Ed McCray told the life story of the Claus' daughter Noel.

In The Legend of Holly Claus (2006, by Brittney Ryan), Santa and Mrs. Claus enjoy a miraculous birth, but because of a terrible curse, the heart of their daughter is frozen.^[2]

"Christine Kringle" by Lynn Brittney (2007) is another take on the figure of the Santa Claus' daughter.

"North Pole High: A Rebel without a Claus" (2012) is the story of Santa's daughter told by herself, Candycane Claus.

"Merry Chrissy" by Ronald Hennessy (2014) has for protagonist a little girl who discovers she's Santa Claus's daughter.

In the short stories anthology "My True Love Gave to Me", edited by Stephanie Perkins (2014) there's Jenny Han's story, "Polaris is where you'll find me", where a human girl has been adopted by Santa.

Television

In recent years, Santa Claus' daughter has notably featured in a number of television films where she is often trying to help or to escape her father.

• In Once Upon a Christmas (2001), Kristin Claus (Kathy Ireland) opposes her sister Rudolfa who is trying to ruin the spirit of Christmas.
• In Santa Baby (2006), Mary Claus (Jenny McCarthy) is a businesswoman who tries to use her successful management techniques in the North Pole.
• In Annie Claus Is Coming To Town (2011), Santa's daughter (Maria Thayer) moves to California to find love and have her own career.
• In Becoming Santa (2015), Holly Claus (Laura Bell Bundy) brings her boyfriend home to meet the parents.

Comics

• Jingle Belle features amazing teen-age Santa's daughter.
• The Action Lab Entertertainment comic book series NorthStars features a tween-aged Santa's daughter named Holly.

Music

A number of female singers have used Santa girl or Santa's daughter costumes for clips or shows. Among them are:

• Mariah Carey, for the album Merry Christmas (1994).
• Destiny's Child, in the music video for 8 Days of Christmas (2001)^[3]
• Katy Perry in a live show.^[4]

Film

• The main characters of the movie Mean Girls dress up as Santa's daughter while performing the song "Jingle Bell Rock".^[5]
• The character of Madison Finch (Alia Shawkat) in the movie Deck the Halls wears a Santa's daughter costume while dancing to the song "Santa Baby".^[6]
• Sophiana, the protagonist of Christmas Is Here Again, is adopted by Santa and Mrs. Claus at the end of the film.^[7]

Other cultures

For many Slavs, Ded Moroz (the equivalent of Santa Claus) is accompanied by Snegurochka his daughter or granddaughter.

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