Internet Archive Susan Topp Weber, Nativities of the World, Gibbs Smith, 2013
Kelly, Joseph F. (2010). The Feast of Christmas. Liturgical Press. стр. 94. ISBN9780814639320. „German Lutherans brought the decorated Christmas tree with them; the Moravians put lighted candles on those trees.”
Mandryk, DeeAnn (25. 10. 2005). Canadian Christmas Traditions. James Lorimer & Company. стр. 67. ISBN9781554390984. „The eight-pointed star became a popular manufactured Christmas ornament around the 1840s and many people place a star on the top of their Christmas tree to represent the Star of Bethlehem.”
Seward, Pat; Lal, Sunandini Arora (2006). Netherlands. Marshall Cavendish. стр. 116. ISBN978-0-7614-2052-1. „Until quite recently, the celebrations focused solely on Saint Nicholas, or Sinterklaas (SIN-ter-klahs), as the Dutch call him.... Interestingly, the American Santa Claus was born out of the Dutch Sinterklaas.”
Collins, Ace (2009). Stories Behind Men of Faith. Zondervan. стр. 121. ISBN978-0-310-56456-0. Приступљено 20. 6. 2015. „Nicholas was born in the Greek city of Patara around 270 AD. The son of a businessman named Theophanes and his wife, Nonna, the child's earliest years were spent in Myra... As a port on the Mediterranean Sea, in the middle of the sea lanes that linked Egypt, Greece and Rome, Myra was a destination for traders, fishermen, and merchant sailors. Spawned by the spirit of both the city's Greek heritage and the ruling Roman government, cultural endeavours such as art, drama, and music were mainstays of everyday life.”
Wells, Dorothy (1897). „Christmas in Other Lands”. The School Journal. 55: 697—8. „Christmas is the occasional of family reunions. Grandmother always has the place of honor. As the time approaches for enjoying the tree, she gathers her grandchildren about her, to tell them the story of the Christ child, with the meaning of the Christ child, with the meaning of the Christmas tree; how the evergreen is meant to represent the life everlasting, the candle lights to recall the light of the world, and the star at the top of the tree is to remind them of the star of Bethlehem.”
Collins, Ace (20. 4. 2010). Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas. Zondervan. стр. 17. ISBN9780310873884. Приступљено 10. 4. 2012. „The legend of St. Nicholas, who became the bishop of Myra in the beginning of the fourth century, is the next link in the Christmas-gift chain. Legend has it that during his life the priest rode across Asia Minor bestowing gifts upon poor children.”CS1 одржавање: Формат датума (веза)
Collins, Ace (20. 4. 2010). Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas. Zondervan. стр. 17. ISBN9780310873884. Приступљено 10. 4. 2012. „Most people today trace the practice of giving gifts on Christmas Day to the three gifts that the Magi gave to Jesus.”CS1 одржавање: Формат датума (веза)
boston.com
Mary Ann Georgantopoulos (25. 12. 2007). „Miracle on Mass. Ave.: City Santa takes suit seriously”. Boston Globe. Архивирано из оригинала 25. 12. 2013. г. Приступљено 22. 11. 2012. „Meath, who is in his first year of being a full-time Santa, makes appearances around Massachusetts at places such as Swing City in Newton....”CS1 одржавање: Формат датума (веза)
„Mistletoe Traditions”. The Mistletoe Pages. Архивирано из оригинала 25. 12. 2017. г. Приступљено 24. 12. 2017.CS1 одржавање: Формат датума (веза)
npr.org
Win Rosenfeld (25. 12. 2007). „America's Next Top Santa”. NPR. Архивирано из оригинала 25. 12. 2013. г. Приступљено 22. 11. 2012. „Father Christmas – but this Santa also goes by the name Jonathan Meath....”CS1 одржавање: Формат датума (веза)
„History of the Society”. The Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York. Архивирано из оригинала 6. 1. 2009. г. Приступљено 5. 12. 2008.CS1 одржавање: Формат датума (веза)
Win Rosenfeld (25. 12. 2007). „America's Next Top Santa”. NPR. Архивирано из оригинала 25. 12. 2013. г. Приступљено 22. 11. 2012. „Father Christmas – but this Santa also goes by the name Jonathan Meath....”CS1 одржавање: Формат датума (веза)
Mary Ann Georgantopoulos (25. 12. 2007). „Miracle on Mass. Ave.: City Santa takes suit seriously”. Boston Globe. Архивирано из оригинала 25. 12. 2013. г. Приступљено 22. 11. 2012. „Meath, who is in his first year of being a full-time Santa, makes appearances around Massachusetts at places such as Swing City in Newton....”CS1 одржавање: Формат датума (веза)
„History of the Society”. The Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York. Архивирано из оригинала 6. 1. 2009. г. Приступљено 5. 12. 2008.CS1 одржавање: Формат датума (веза)