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• Although Santa Claus is a character that usually brings joy to girls and boys, some children are scared of Santa. Around the Christmas season, many newspapers, Web sites and blogs post pictures of children who are crying, frowning, or otherwise frightened of Father Christmas.Chicago Tribune: Watching out for the man in the big red suit (2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Idea started at the Chicago Tribune newspaperChicago Tribune: Watching out for the man in the big red suit (2008)
  2. Photo galleries began in 2003Chicago Tribune: Watching out for the man in the big red suit (2008)
  3. Hundreds of photos of kids scared of Santa have been posted to the WebFlickr: Scared of Santa Photos
  4. Fear of Santa related to fear of clowns, also known as coulrophobiaJSCMS: Fear of Clowns: No Laughing Matter(December 27, 2005)
  5. Tribune Scared of Santa pages received over 850,000 page viewsChicago Tribune: Watching out for the man in the big red suit (2008)
  6. Some children seem to be afraid of Santa's beard, while others are nervous about Santa's red suit and hat

• Scared of Santa: The Book

  The Chicago Tribune's Scared of Santa pages have generated so much buzz that writers Nancy Watkins and Denise Joyce wrote a book about the phenomenon. Called Scared of Santa, the 288-page paperback book features stories and photos of children from the past hundred years who cried on Santa Claus' lap. The book is published by HarperCollins and was released October 14, 2008.Chicago Tribune: Watching out for the man in the big red suit (2008)

• Scared of Santa: The Book

  "The dread would begin days before. My stomach would churn--and not from butterflies of happy anticipation. It was fear." - Roman Sikorski, reminiscing on his childhood experiences with SantaChicago Tribune: Watching out for the man in the big red suit (2008)

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