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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I sort of hate Santa because “he” treats rich and poor children differently. Where is the magic in that? I try to focus on the richness of real love and the good feelings that come from human gift-giving and receiving.[/quote]

Santa doesn’t treat kids differently based on their parent’s economic status. Where do you get that idea?

Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century Greek Christian bishop of Myra (now Demre) in the region of Lycia in the Roman Empire, today in Turkey. Nicholas was known for his generous gifts to the poor, in particular presenting the three impoverished daughters of a pious Christian with dowries so that they would not have to become prostitutes.

Father Christmas dates back as far as 16th century in England during the reign of Henry VIII, when he was pictured as a large man in green or scarlet robes lined with fur. He typified the spirit of good cheer at Christmas, bringing peace, joy, good food and wine and revelry.

Opposition to Santa, under state atheism

Under the Marxist–Leninist doctrine of state atheism in the Soviet Union after its foundation in 1917, Christmas celebrations—along with other religious holidays—were prohibited as a result of the Soviet antireligious campaign. The League of Militant Atheists encouraged school pupils to campaign against Christmas traditions, among them being Santa Claus and the Christmas tree, as well as other Christian holidays including Easter; the League established an antireligious holiday to be the 31st of each month as a replacement.

In December 2018, the city management office of Langfang in Hebei province released a statement stating that people caught selling Christmas trees, wreaths, stockings or Santa Claus figures in the city would be punished.

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Not PP, but I think "Santa" treats kids differently because rich parents have the means to get their kid an Xbox from Santa, while poor parents don't. The conversations in school after break are always about what you got for Christmas and of course kids notice disparities in what gifts Santa gave them vs what he gave to others.[/quote]

In our 2021 donor trends report, Donors: Understanding the Future of Individual Giving, Neon One combed through the numbers and found that, on average, December giving can accounts for roughly a fifth of annual nonprofit revenue.

According to the 2022 M+R Benchmarks Study, nonprofits raise anywhere from 17% to 31% of their online revenue in December, depending on their cause. On average, all nonprofits across every category raise 25% of online revenue in September.

On GivingTuesday, the global day of generosity that began in 2012, has only grown bigger and bigger with each passing year. In 2021, organizations participating in GivingTuesday raised over $2.7 billion in the United States alone!

According to CCS Fundraising’s Philanthropic Landscape Report, 50% of U.S. households give annually—and a whopping 81% of affluent households give.

The 2022 M+R Benchmarks Study states that the average number of annual gifts per donor increased from 2.1 to 2.7 between 2020 and 2021.

Christmas time is the time of year non-profits raise a ton of money. People (rich people especially) give gifts and donations to help poor people and poor families.

There are so many orgs that play Santa Claus and raise money to help others. The spirit of Santa really fuels the season and people feel the pull to help others.

The people on this thread who “hate” Santa and are complaining that Santa treats kids differently really aren’t good people nor are they part of the love and happiness that Christmas and Santa can bring to others…very sad and lonely people. Enjoy your miserable outlook and grinch-like life.

Perhaps some day your hearts will grow a few sizes, and you won’t be so miserable. [/quote]
Yes, there are a lot of fantastic organizations that play Santa for families in need. There is still a disparity between the kids who go to school crowing about their new Xbox (and of course they are, because that's a very exciting gift) and kids who go to school having received something cheaper. This doesn't even have to be about families below the poverty line who get gifts from charities; it can be a difference between upper middle class and blue collar, or whatever you want to call it. That's not to say that the kid who got an Xbox is being intentionally mean, just an acknowledgement that "Santa" inherently gives economically-appropriate gifts and kids aren't going to be blind to that fact. But this is only tangentially related to the thread.[/quote]

DP. Again, most kids over 6 don’t believe in Santa and don’t think he’s being “unfair.” Probably many kids under 6 too. This is a problem of family income disparities, not a Santa problem, and the kids can see it even if you can’t. [/quote]

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