Santa Claus, Kris Kringle, Father Christmas, St.Nicholas, Viejo Pascuero (Old Man Christmas, Chile), whatever you want to call him, Santa has existed in numerous cultures, from China to Hawaii. He is famed as a mysterious gift-bearer. An icon of Christmas, the very birthdate of Jesus Christ (Actually, he was born some time around November, but that was too close to Harvest, so they set it back a month), Santa seems every bit the wonderful character the world made him out to be. But, the question is, is he really what they say?