I found this book in our church library and it's written by the President and CEO of Christianity Today, Harold Myra. This is what he says by way of introduction...
"Christmas, children, and Santa Claus. The combination often generates adult explosions against materialism and the bearded, jolly Mr. Claus crowding out the Christ Child. Why, the argument goes, should children be so self-centered, so caught up with a myth which distorts Christmas into a push-shove pagan holiday? Why, indeed? I had always been ambivalent myself. But then I read about St. Nicholas of Myra. Even after skimming off the tall tales about him and adjusting for medieval exaggeration, he comes up as a rather exciting person for children to know about. It's important they understand the roots of the Santa Claus phenomenon, and how clearly the original St. Nick put the Christ Child at the heart of his Christmas."
He has also written a book called, "Easter Bunny, Are You For Real" and "Halloween, Is It For Real?" Helpful info given from a Christian perspective!
