Father Christmas (disambiguation)
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Father Christmas may refer to:
It may also refer to:
- Father ChristmasFather ChristmasFather Christmas is the name used in many English-speaking countries for a figure associated with Christmas. A similar figure with the same name exists in several other countries, including France , Spain , Brazil , Portugal , Italy , Armenia , India...
- "Father Christmas" (song)Father Christmas (song)"Father Christmas" is a 1977 single by English group The Kinks.It tells of a department store Father Christmas who is beaten up by a gang of poor kids who tell him to give them money instead of toys, as toys are impractical; and asks that the toys be given "to the little rich boys." At one point,...
, by the Kinks - Father Christmas is also the eponymous lead in two books by Raymond BriggsRaymond BriggsRaymond Redvers Briggs is an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist, and author who has achieved critical and popular success among adults and children...
that have been adapted into films:- Father Christmas (graphic novel)Father Christmas (graphic novel)Father Christmas is not real is a British graphic novel written and drawn by Raymond Briggs, published in 1973.The book presents a dramatically different modern interpretation of the character. Far from being jolly, this Father Christmas is a brash man who works from a normal house with the...
- Father Christmas (1991 film)Father Christmas (1991 film)Father Christmas is a 1991 animated short based on two books written by Raymond Briggs: Father Christmas and Father Christmas Goes on Holiday, published in 1973 and 1975 respectively. It was first aired in Britain in 1991 on Channel 4, nine years after The Snowman, another animated Briggs...
- Father Christmas (1991 film)
- Father Christmas Goes on Holiday
- Father Christmas (graphic novel)
- Father Christmas (computer worm)Father Christmas (computer worm)The Father Christmas worm was a computer worm that used the DECnet to attack VAX/VMS systems. It was released in December 1988.The aim of this worm was to send a Christmas greeting from "Father Christmas" from the affected system.-External links:*...
- Father Christmas (album), an album by Deana CarterDeana CarterDeana Carter is a country music artist who broke through in 1996 with the release of debut album Did I Shave My Legs for This?, which was certified 5× Multi-Platinum in the United States for sales of over five million...
It may also refer to:
- I Believe in Father ChristmasI Believe in Father Christmas"I Believe In Father Christmas" is a song by Greg Lake , with lyrics by Peter Sinfield.Although it is often categorised as a Christmas song this was not Lake's intention...
- The Father Christmas LettersThe Father Christmas LettersThe Father Christmas Letters is a collection of letters written and illustrated by J. R. R. Tolkien between 1920 and 1942 for his children, from "Father Christmas"...