Père Noël
Gallic gift-bringer
Père Noël is the French name for Santa Claus or Father Christmas—the gift-bringing figure of Christmas tradition.
The term appears in English when evoking French Christmas customs or adding continental flavor: The children left their shoes out for Père Noël.
Literally "Father Christmas" in French.
- Santa ClausLegendary yuletide gift-giver
- ChristmasWinter nativity celebration
- Christmas EveDecember 24th observance
- chimneyVertical smoke passage
- sleighAnimal-drawn snow vehicle
reindeer · flying reindeer · gifts · toys · red suit · red and white · white beard · North Pole · stockings · cookies · milk · elves · workshop · sack · jolly · ho ho ho · midnight · snow
Noël, paternal, paternity, patriarch, patriarchy, patriarchal, padre, papa, paterfamilias