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St Nicholas is an Eastern Orthodox Saint and was the Bishop of Myra. He is a major Saint in the Church and his feastday is celebrated by the Church on December 6th (new calendar). Emporer Constantine (Orthodox) started Christmas on Saturnalia to commorate the Nativity of the Lord Jesus Christ. Santa Claus as St Nick came much later and has nothing to do with the church at all and was outside of the church. We as Orthodox never even mention the name Santa and the kids in my Church don’t have any clue. From the ascension of Jesus Christ until 1054 there was only one Christian Church and that was the Eastern Orthodox. So if the Anglican Church (church of England) bans Christmas that’s irrelevant because it’s not the actual “Church” banning Christmas, it’s simply that one denomination. Although this video is somewhat factual it is very misleading. I live, work, and serve at an Orthodox Christian church and am surrounded by it 24/7.