WWL Santa Claus

You may think this lovable Santa was created amidst a winter wonderland like his home in the North Pole, yet the Coca-Cola Santa was penned in the sunny Sonoran Desert of Tucson at Westward Look Resort.

In the early 1930s, artist Haddon H. Sundblom was commissioned by The Coca-Cola Company to create a Santa that would be more appealing to children than the tall, thin, somewhat serious Kris Kringle of European legend. While gaining inspiration from the desert breeze and warm sunshine on his balcony at Westward Look, Sundblom brought Santa to life in 40 paintings for Coca-Cola.

Sundbloms jovial Santa brought cheer and a sense of optimism to a country that was struggling through the Depression and World War II from the 1930s to 1945.

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oh my, he's not real he was just a freaking 1930's Coke symbol