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The following 6 photo-wallpapers show Father Christmas called 'Père Noël' in France. Do not call him Santa Claus, because he won't like it.

Indeed the name Santa Claus derives from Saint Nicholas, in German Sankt Nikolaus, in Swiss German Sämi Chlaus, in Dutch Sinterklaas. In Lorraine, France, where the Father Christmas illustrated on the wallpapers below has been seen, both Persons, Saint Nicholas and Father Christmas are well known and not to be confounded.

Saint Nicholas is coming in the night between the 5 and the 6 December. He wears a bishop's hat and carries a bishop's crozier. The Saint who was called Nicholas Thaumaturgos, was the Bishop of Myra in the 4th century.

A sinister person wearing black clothes is often accompanying Saint Nicholas. He punishes the naughty children and is called père Fouettard in France, Hans Trapp or Rüppelz in Alsace, Knecht Ruprecht in Germany, Krampus in Bavaria and Austria, Houseker in Luxembourg, Zwarte Piet in the Netherlands, Schmutzli in Switzerland, Santa's helper in America. This figure is never accompanying Father Christmas.

Father Christmas is coming in the night between the 24 and the 25 December, on Christmas Day, has a soft hat, often travels with a sleigh drawn by 8 reindeers. It is also said that he comes dawn the chimney to bring the gift parcels.

Ur... did I tell you that the wallpapers below aren't Santa wallpapers ? Please don't be rude, don't call them Santa Claus wallpapers since they are Father Christmas wallpapers. Thank you and Merry Xmas.

Our Xmas wallpapers:
 Christmas cribs    Cribs Africa    Christmas market 2006    Illuminated Christmas streets 2005    Illuminated Christmas streets 2006    Father Christmas    Decorated Christmas trees 2000    Illuminated Christmas trees outside 2005    Illuminated Christmas trees outside 2006    Decorated Christmas trees 2007

The thumbnails do link to the 800 x 600 wallpapers.
The links below the thumbnails do link to larger 4:3 wallpapers, to 16:10 wallpapers, to 16:9 wallpapers and to mobile wallpapers for the cell phone.
Father Christmas, on his sleigh drawn by reindeers, on a full moon night
5/41280 x 1024
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4/3640 x 480
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4/3800 x 600
93 KB

4/31024 x 768
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4/31400 x 1050
210 KB

4/31600 x 1200
255 KB

Wide 16/101280 x 800
165 KB

Wide 16/101440 x 900
197 KB

Wide 16/101680 x 1050
248 KB

Wide 16/101920 x 1200
300 KB

Wide 16/91366 x 768
169 KB

Wide PSP480 x 272
34 KB

Wide 3/2480 x 320
37 KB

Mobile440 x 240
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Mobile320 x 240
21 KB

Father Christmas, descending through a chimney to bring the gifts, Christmas market, Basel, Switzerland
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4/3640 x 480
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4/3800 x 600
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4/31024 x 768
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4/31400 x 1050
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4/31600 x 1200
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Wide 16/101280 x 800
121 KB

Wide 16/101440 x 900
144 KB

Wide 16/101680 x 1050
180 KB

Wide 16/101920 x 1200
218 KB

Wide 16/91366 x 768
127 KB

Wide PSP480 x 272
26 KB

Wide 3/2480 x 320
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Mobile440 x 240
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Mobile320 x 240
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Father Christmas, with his sack full of gifts and a bell, Christmas market, Basel, Switzerland
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4/3800 x 600
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4/31024 x 768
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4/31400 x 1050
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4/31600 x 1200
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Wide 16/101280 x 800
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Wide 16/101440 x 900
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Wide 16/101680 x 1050
220 KB

Wide 16/101920 x 1200
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Wide 16/91366 x 768
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Wide PSP480 x 272
29 KB

Wide 3/2480 x 320
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Mobile440 x 240
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Mobile320 x 240
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Father Christmas, on his sleigh drawn by 8 reindeers, Christmas market, Basel, Switzerland
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4/3640 x 480
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4/3800 x 600
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4/31024 x 768
144 KB

4/31400 x 1050
238 KB

4/31600 x 1200
294 KB

Wide 16/101280 x 800
178 KB

Wide 16/101440 x 900
215 KB

Wide 16/101680 x 1050
277 KB

Wide 16/101920 x 1200
342 KB

Wide 16/91366 x 768
182 KB

Wide PSP480 x 272
31 KB

Wide 3/2480 x 320
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Mobile440 x 240
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Mobile320 x 240
21 KB

Father Christmas, the Père Noël, on his sleigh drawn by a reindeer, Mangiennes, France
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4/3640 x 480
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4/3800 x 600
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4/31024 x 768
178 KB

4/31400 x 1050
293 KB

4/31600 x 1200
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Wide 16/101280 x 800
219 KB

Wide 16/101440 x 900
264 KB

Wide 16/101680 x 1050
334 KB

Wide 16/101920 x 1200
406 KB

Wide 16/91366 x 768
222 KB

Wide PSP480 x 272
37 KB

Wide 3/2480 x 320
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Mobile440 x 240
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Mobile320 x 240
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Father Christmas, the Père Noël, on his sleigh drawn by a reindeer, Mangiennes, France
5/41280 x 1024
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4/3640 x 480
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4/3800 x 600
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4/31024 x 768
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4/31400 x 1050
246 KB

4/31600 x 1200
301 KB

Wide 16/101280 x 800
183 KB

Wide 16/101440 x 900
220 KB

Wide 16/101680 x 1050
278 KB

Wide 16/101920 x 1200
339 KB

Wide 16/91366 x 768
185 KB

Wide PSP480 x 272
33 KB

Wide 3/2480 x 320
38 KB

Mobile440 x 240
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Mobile320 x 240
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