Father Christmas
Example Sentences
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David, from Caerleon, Newport, described his father as a "lovely", "colourful character" and "well respected", saying his large beard meant "everyone saw him as kind of a Father Christmas lookalike".
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
"It's amazing. Father Christmas was very kind to me," said Wilson, who auctioned off his beloved old cue for a children's cancer charity, raising £5,250.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026
A Father Christmas figure is pictured looking pained in the water at the foot of a rock.
From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025
What makes her laugh, though, is remembering a complaint from a furious mum who accused her of ruining her daughter's childhood because one of her books implied that 11-year-olds no longer believe in Father Christmas.
From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025
He had pure-white hair and a thick, bushy beard: a trussed-up Father Christmas.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
