HAVE A COKE AND A SMILE

At our house, we leave milk and cookies for Santa... and a glass bottled coke. 

I went to Joey's school this past Thursday and read Twas The Night Before Christmas to her class. But of course, I have a Coca Cola Santa illustrated book. (Yes, I am fully aware of the subversive lesson I was teaching those 3 year olds.)

If you read that poem carefully, you will realize that Santa is elf size. As in miniature and drives a miniature sleigh. (He smokes too. Disgusting!)

The image of Santa Claus that Americans know and love today was created by Haddon Sundblom for the Coca Cola company's advertising in the 1930's. 

So perhaps you can pick up a new old holiday tradition at your house and leave a glass bottled coke out for Santa.