One of the most popular story of St. Nicholas is that he helped three poor sisters with dowries so that they can be married and saved them to be sold to a slavery by their father. The Orthodox Church later raised St. Nicholas, miracle worker, to a position of great esteem
History of Santa Claus took a new shape in 1823 in the poem A Visit From Saint Nicholas more commonly known as 'The Night Before Christmas' by writer Clement Clarke Moore, gave the definition of todays Santa. In the poem Moore included details as,-
the names of the reindeer
Santa Claus's laughs, winks, and nods of Santa Claus
How he enters in the home
There he also ,mentioned an elf who looks after the reindeer
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