THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SANTA; THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SANTA; DEDICATION ; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; MEMORIES OF CHRISTMAS PAST ; A-RESEARCHING WE GO ; REFERENCES ; PREFACE ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS IN WAR ; THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (1861-1865) ; WORLD WAR I (1914-1918) ; WORLD WAR II (1939-1945) ; PATTERNS IN THE MELEE-LESSONS FROM THE PAST ; REFERENCES ; CHRISTMAS TRADITION ORIGINS; THE DAY ITSELF ; THE CARDS ; THE CHRISTMAS MEAL ; CHRISTMAS TREES ; CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS ; CHRISTMAS PRESENTS ; CHRISTMAS CAROLS ; SUPERSTITIONS ; REFERENCES., "SO, SANTA, TELL ME ABOUT YOUR CHILDHOOD " ANTICIPATION AND DRAWINGS ; GIVE AND YE SHALL RECEIVE ; THE PSYCHOANALYSTS CHIME IN ; O STRESSFUL NIGHT ; THE SADDEST DAY OF THE YEAR? ; REFERENCES ; THE SANTA LETTERS; DEAR SANTA ANALYSES OF CHILDREN'S LETTERS AND TOY REQUESTS ; WHERE THE SANTA LETTERS IN MY STUDY COME FROM AND HOW THEY WERE CODED ; SOME GENERAL RESULTS ; ANALYSES OF THE LETTERS BY YEAR ; ANALYSES EXAMINING TRADITIONAL VS. NON-TRADITIONAL LETTERS ; ANALYSES EXAMINING POLITENESS ; END NOTE ; REFERENCES ; APPENDIX A: CODING SHEET FOR SANTA LETTERS., and YES, VIRGINIA, THERE IS A SANTA CLAUSTHE ORIGINS OF SANTA CLAUS: THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND ; JOLLY OLD ST. NICHOLAS; I BELIEVE DO YOU? RESEARCH ON BELIEFS ABOUT SANTA ; WHAT, AND WHEN, SHOULD CHILDREN BE TOLD ABOUT SANTA? ; WHAT DO CURRENT CHRISTMAS PRACTICES SAY ABOUT OUR SOCIETY? ; WHAT DOES RESEARCH SAY ABOUT OUR SOCIETY? ; CONCLUDING THOUGHTS; REFERENCES ; INDEX.
