Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ... that Santa was a "right jolly old elf" who rode a sleigh to give gifts to well-behaved kids. In 1881, Santa's image was solidified by cartoonist Thomas Nast ...
The poem's vivid descriptions of Santa's sleigh, flying reindeer ... In 1881, political cartoonist Thomas Nast drew the first likeness of Santa that matches our modern conception, depicting ...