8,576 likes, 130 comments - how.everything.works on December 16, 2025: "Santa Claus was depicted in various colors, including green, brown, blue, and red, long before Coca-Cola commissioned its famous advertising campaigns. The historical St. Nicholas was a 4th-century bishop who wore traditional red and white robes, and 19th-century American illustrations, such as those by cartoonist Thomas Nast, frequently showed a plump, jolly Santa dressed in red. However, the 1931 advertising campaign illustrated by Haddon Sundblom for the Coca-Cola Company played a pivotal role in standardizing Santa’s appearance. Sundblom’s warm, humanized version of Santa, dressed in the company’s bright red and white colors, became a cultural staple. The sheer volume and global reach of these advertisements, which ran consistently for decades, solidified this specific image in popular culture, making it the iconic and universally recognized depiction of Santa Claus today. Follow us @how.everything.works to learn how EVERYTHING works #christmas #santaclaus #cocacola #history #reels #explore #viral #howeverythingworks #science #technology #knowledge".