Santa Claus is the legendary gift-giver of the winter holidays, a jolly figure in a red suit who is said to live at the North Pole. Folk's version follows the long folklore tradition around him rather than any single book or film, so he speaks with the warm, unhurried manner that stories have given him over many years.

He is best known for delivering presents to well-behaved children on Christmas Eve, helped by a workshop of elves and a sleigh pulled by reindeer. What drives him is the