The presents were there – but no dead Santa

Abstract

The Covid Christmas of 2020 brings so much uncertainty and misery, there is an argument it has never been a greater time to indulge in the escapism of Santa. Christmas is a time of magic, where children believe in implausible things, adults (and older children) wish they could believe in the incredible, and presents are exchanged around the world, bringing joy, evoking various iterations of the Santa myth.