Santa was used to advertise products by many companies
Through out the decades Santa Claus has been used by many companies to advertise their products. This lens will introduce you to some vintage advertising using illustrations of the Jolly Old Elf.
Santa has helped sell everything from Coca-Cola to greeting cards, railroads, tobacco products, vehicles, and so much more.
Take a journey into Christmas past with me in the form of old advertising pages.
Santa has helped sell everything from Coca-Cola to greeting cards, railroads, tobacco products, vehicles, and so much more.
Take a journey into Christmas past with me in the form of old advertising pages.
Haddon Sundblom and the Coke Santa
Series of ads from 1931 to 1964
Haddon Sundblom (1899-1976) created 3 corporate icons during his career: Aunt Jemima, Quaker man for Quaker Oats, and his most memorable the Coca-Cola Santa.He created the first Santa for Coca-Cola in 1931 as a billboard which created a ad campaign spanning 33 years. Sundblom created his last Santa for Coke in 1964 which is shown here to the right.
His image of a grandfatherly and joyful Santa Claus became the imagery used by many to portray the jolly old elf.
1947 Coca-Cola Santa Ad by Haddon Sundblom
Celebrities Played Santa in Ads
All sorts of celebrities would put on the Santa Suit and help to advertise a variety of products. Like this 1954 Sheaffer Pen ad with Jackie Gleason promoting the snorkel pens with a Santa hat on.Arthur Godfrey dressed as Santa to sell Chesterfield Cigarettes in 1948.
Throughout the decades Santa has been portrayed by many male and female celebrities promoting everything from apples to zebra skin purses.
Santa Sold Gibson Greeting Cards in 1953
Tobacco Companies Used Santa Claus
Tobacco companies who sold Camel Cigarettes and Prince Albert pipe tobacco loved to use Santa in their holiday advertising. Usually showing an illustration of Santa Claus and the Christmas packaging of their products for that season. The above picture shows the 1943 products.
1953 Coca-Cola Santa Ad by Haddon Sundblom
Places to Visit with Vintage Santa Advertising and Paper Collectibles
- Santa Claus and White Rock from 1915
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Santa Sells an International Truck in 1939
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Santa Sold Magazines Too
Just by being on the cover
Magazine companies loved to have Santa on the cover of their magazines and would have famous artists such as J. C. Leyendecker and Norman Rockwell do a Santa Cover on an annual basis.
Santa In Advertising Quiz
Santa Claus Collectors
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Christmas in America: A History
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Countdown to Christmas Day
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Advertising Items With Santa Claus
A large variety of vintage advertising items featuring Santa Claus can be found at the popular auction site, eBay.
Santa's Little Guestbook
Let me know you stopped in to read about Santa and his advertising campaigns of yesteryear. Tell me about your memories of Santa as a child.
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OhMe
Jan 15, 2012 @ 4:35 pm | delete
- Enjoyed learning more about Santa Claus in Advertising and taking the quiz even though I failed.
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Pinkchic18
Feb 18, 2011 @ 9:50 am | delete
- Only 309 days til Christmas? Perfect! Lots of time to shop :) Great lens, very informational!
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noobeegin
Dec 28, 2010 @ 6:01 am | delete
- Love this lens. Loved the quiz!
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CeruttiTesi
Dec 13, 2010 @ 7:04 am | delete
- A very positive lens!
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HorseAndPony
Nov 22, 2010 @ 12:22 pm | delete
- I love these old Santa ads. My favorites are the Coca-Cola.
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poutine
Dec 29, 2009 @ 9:59 am | delete
- Thanks for putting this lens together for us.
It was a pleasure to look at all those old ads.
Poutine
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shajo
Dec 18, 2009 @ 10:49 pm | delete
- Great vintage Santa ads! My favorites are the Coca-Cola Santas!
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Treasures-By-Brenda
Dec 14, 2009 @ 5:36 am | delete
- Beautifully done & blessed.
Merry Christmas to you, Bev!
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vallain
Dec 5, 2009 @ 10:02 am | delete
- I love old advertisements. In college I'd spend hours in the library stacks browsing old Saturday Evening Posts and Good Housekeeping (from the 1930s) when I should have been studying.
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kimmanleyort
Dec 3, 2009 @ 8:06 am | delete
- Great trip down memory lane. Santa drinking a Coke - just doesn't seem right to me. :)
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Santa Claus Ads Copyright
November 9, 2008 by BevsPaper (Beverly (Owens).
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Santa Claus in old advertising is one of the many items that I collect along with Santa on magazine covers.
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