Where does the time go?

I can't believe it's already the fall and as soon as you know it in like 14 weeks it's going to be christmas - how weird is that...where does the time go?
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Bishop Nicholas, turned into the american symbol for christmas - Santa Clause. It was the first Europeans that arrived in America that brought over this basically commercial activity.
During the 16th century Protestant Reformation, St. Nicholas had a hard time. It was only in England where the religious folk traditions of Christmas were forever altered. The common folks simply adored St. Nick. He actually survived on the European continent as many people still put apples, sweet and nutes in shoes on the sides of bed, windowsill or before the fireplaces.

It was after the American Revolution that John Pintard who was an influential patriot and antiquarian, founded the New York Historical Society in 1804. It was there that St. Nicholas was promoted as patron saint of both city and society.

This was the origin of the New Amsterdam St. Nicholas legends: 1. the first Dutch emigrant ship had a figurehead of St. Nicholas; 2. St. Nicholas Day was observed in the colony; 3. the first church was dedicated to him; 4. St. Nicholas comes down chimneys to bring gifts.

St. Nick was protrayed as a gift-giving person that gives children treats in stockings hanging by the fireplace. This image became a hit in 1823, from the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas," which we know as "The Night Before Christmas."