Do Australians have Santa Claus or something different?

Yes, we have all the carols with reference to snow and snowmen and sleighs etc. We decorate our trees with fake snow, too. And yes, we have Santa, dressed up in a suit and a beard and looking like he's going to pass out from heat exhaustion. read more

Australians have Santa Claus. He often holidays the day after Christmas in Oz, spending the day at the beach. In Australia, Santa may use his reindeer or may have a Ute pulled by eight kangaroos. read more

Some call him "Santa Claus", same as in North America, some say the original "Father Christmas", as they do in Britain (Australia was settled by the British). read more