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Show Hang Stockings For Santa Claus Why have stockings come to be a traditional receptacle for Christmas Christ-mas gifts? Although historians can give no authentic answer, they point out that children's stockings are usually usual-ly hung by the chimney to keep warm or dry out, so it was natural that Santa Claus should pick them as the place in which to deposit gifts. In certain regions of France it is the shoe that is put out on Christmas Christ-mas Eve. Some authorities say that shoes and stockings were put near the fireplace for the same reason that an old boot was associated asso-ciated with a wedding in order to bring good luck and drive away evil spirits. |