Santa Claus, Spoodyks, Santa Claus Quadrilles, 1846
A poster by Spoodlyks for a concert called the Santa Claus Quadrilles in 1846
Contrary to the impression that the road from “The Night Before Christmas” in 1822 to the Thomas Nast Santa in 1881 was a straight one, there were lots of curves and dead ends along the way. One example of the “Oddball Santas” is this poster by Spoodlyks for a concert called the Santa Claus Quadrilles in 1846.