#st. nicholas

[thefugitivesaint]

James Carter Beard (1837-1913), 'A Squirrel Orchestra', ''St. Nicholas'', Vol. 12, #4, Feb. 1885

[cuties-in-codices]

saints & fancy border decorations

in the hours of catherine of cleves, dutch, c. 1440

source: NYC, Morgan Library, MS M.917/945, pp. 228-280

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[stone-cold-groove]

Season’s Greetings. Detail from a vintage Christmas card.

[lionofchaeronea]

St. Nicholas, bishop of Myra, secretly gives dowries to three poor girls. Miniature executed by a French artist known as the "Master of Jean Rolin II," for folio 84r of the Book of Hours commissioned by a court official named Simon de Varie and completed in 1455. Now in the KB National Library of the Netherlands, The Hague.

[realmoftheacornking]

A trim-and-fit 21st-century St. Nicholas, who runs several miles each morning and is no longer peddling high-caloric cheese.

[danskjavlarna]

Source details and larger version.

Whether or not you believe, here's my collection of weird vintage Santa imagery.

[lepetitdragonvert]

St. Nicholas Magazine

Volume XVII

An Autumn Revel

[wandering-italy]

Romanesque column near the tomb of St. Nicholas.

Basilica Pontificia San Nicola, Bari

March 2024

[ducklooney]

Huey, Dewey and Louie: "Unca Donald! Unca Donald!" Donald Duck: "What's the matter? Can't you see I'm busy." Huey, Dewey and Louie: "Is Santa coming to visit us? We've been good this year." Donald: "I don't know, boys, um…you've been really mean to me this year. You're going to be labeled naughty this year." Huey, Dewey and Louie: "But Uncle Donald! We've been really nice to you all along. We haven't defied you like we did last year! Boo…(They cry.) Sorry Uncle Donald, we're not worthy of you. (They then hug him.)" Donald Duck: "Oh, my boys. Don't worry, I'm here for you." Scrooge as Santa Claus: "Hohohohoho…Merry Chrriiiiiiiistmansssss for you!" Huey, Dewey and Louie: "Hey, Santa Claus is here!" Donald: "Hmm…" Scrooge as Santa Claus: "Here's a present for you boys." Huey Duck: "What's this?! Yuck! Moldy cheese?!" Dewey Duck: "This is a chewed-up book!" Louie Duck: "I got a torn teddy bear." Huey: "Seriously, I don't believe you're the real Santa Claus." Scrooge as Santa Claus: "Uh, I…ugh….That's what I found on the street." Flintheart Glomgold as Santa Claus: "Ho-ho-ho-ho. Merry Christmas to you all! Here's a present for you" Scrooge as Santa Claus Claus: "What?! Another Santa Claus?!" Huey: "Yay! I finally got the real present I wanted. Darkwing Duck comic." Dewey: "I got a Gizmoduck comic." Louie: "And I got a Duck Avenger comic." Huey, Dewey and Louie: "Thank you Santa! You're actually the real one, not that fake one. (Hugs Glomgold not knowing he's Santa)" Donald Duck: "Hahahahahahaha…Uncle Scrooge, but you got called out, it seems the boys prefer the other Santa Claus over you." Scrooge as Santa Claus: "That's enough! Kill me bagpipes! Glomgold, you can take everything from me, but not my grandnephews, you bastard." Glomgold: "Heheheheheheh…Your stinginess got to you so I did it my way." Huey, Dewey and Louie: "Glomgold?! Unca Scrooge?!" John D. Rockerduck as Santa Claus: "I'm coming too, boys! Hohohohoh…Merry Christmas to all of you! Here are some real presents for you boys!" Huey, Dewey and Louie: "Toys! Yeeeahhh!" Scrooge: "Rockerduck, do you think we're idiots that we don't know it's you?!" Rockerduck: "You two idiots don't know anything about Christmas and you're saving your money too much. I know better how to give than you two idiots. Because money isn't everything to me. Hahahahahah…" Scrooge: "You think you're going to spend all your wealth on giving. That's a good try." Rockerduck: "Just try, Scrooge. I'd still have a fortune left if I spent some of it on all the presents for children all over the world." Donald Duck: "Oh, brother! What clowns and morons." Huey Duck: "Unca Donald, get out of their way. You can see them competing to see who can give us the most presents." Dewey Duck: "But there's no greater present…" Louie Duck: "…than you, Unca Donald." (Then they all hug their uncle, while the three billionaire ducks fight over who's the better Santa Claus)

[small-cs-traffic-warden]

moje keramická "mikulášská" výzdoba / my ceramic "St. Nicholas" decoration

[thefugitivesaint]

Fanny Young Cory (1877-1972), 'Gossip', ''St. Nicholas'', Vol. 42, #12, Oct. 1915

[evergreenalice]

I'm not elaborating, I cracked the fucking code

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[stone-cold-groove]

Here comes Santa’s space ship full of cards and toys... Vintage Christmas card.

[ducktoonsfanart]

Scrooge McDuck, Flintheart Glomgold and John D. Rockerduck as Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus and Father Christmas (Deda Moroz) - Merry Christmas, Happy St. Nicholas Day and Happy Holidays - Crafts - Drawcember - My style - Duck comics and Duckverse

Although I'm late, it's definitely time for our favorite part of the year when we all prepare for one of the biggest Christian holidays ever, which is Christmas. There are certainly many days before Christmas, of which St. Nicholas Day is certainly an important one. Since the holidays are coming, what can I not do in terms of traditional customs related to Christmas. In European countries, especially among Catholics, St. Nicholas is celebrated every December 6 (for Orthodox Christians it is only on December 19, otherwise on the 6th according to the Julian calendar), otherwise one of the most important Christian saints who is the patron saint of sailors as well as the patron saint of families and good children. Yes, Saint Nicholas is a saint from the fourth century and yes, he is actually a real Santa Claus, as well as Father Christmas, as the legends surrounding him are still attached to this day. Yes, in many European countries, especially in the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Poland and other European countries, Saint Nicholas comes every sixth of December to bring gifts to good children, and those who have been naughty, Krampus, a black devil with a whip, comes to torment children and usually leaves coal for them. Sounds familiar, right?

I've already drawn Scrooge McDuck as Saint Nicholas before, and you can see the previous drawing from last year here: https://ducktoonsfanart.tumblr.com/post/736359028883668992/celebrating-saint-nicholas-celebrating-christmas

The three billionaire ducks decided to dress up as Santa Claus, so I drew them however I wanted them to look. Scrooge would be Saint Nicholas, Glomgold would be Deda Moroz (Father Christmas), and Rockerduck would be modern Santa Claus. Deda Moroz is actually Russian Santa Claus. Jeeves (Lusky) as Rockerduck's partner is a Christmas elf as Santa Claus's helper, and I added a donkey carrying gifts, because according to legend, Saint Nicholas rides a donkey. I drew them according to my own will, because it would be interesting to see stingy ducks playing the roles of great Christmas givers. Yes, Saint Nicholas is the real Santa Claus, especially for me, but let everyone think what they want.

I hope you like this drawing and feel free to like and reblog this, just don't copy this without mentioning me and don't use it without my permission. Thank you! Happy St. Nicholas Day, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone! Also as part of Drawcember is dedicated to @ace-of-garlic-breads.