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Source: BBC Radio 4 "Book of the Week" Thursday 15 Dec 2005

Roundup

Santa -- A Life, 4th of 5 [15min]

Leaving southern Europe behind, Saint Nicholas heads north for Amsterdam where he becomes Sinterklaas and starts to play a very different role in the lives of his devotees.

Read entire article at BBC Radio 4 "Book of the Week" Thursday 15 Dec 2005