Food Theory: Santa Made Sprite!

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Did Coca Cola, the famous soda brand, CREATE Santa Claus? That's a big question with a long history. Today we are getting into the Christmas spirit of capitalism and looking to see if the holly, jolly man himself is just a trap. Let's go!
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[@williamborruso]

This is one of those episodes I’ll keep coming back to to watch again and again to learn every bit of information that is in the video. Very informative, interesting and fun, like all of your theories Mat! I can’t count all the times I’ve been able to comment in a conversation with facts I learn from your videos. Tangential learning at it’s finest! Merry Christmas everyone! Stay safe and have a happy new year!

[@jaemeal]

Thank you, and same! Have a great holiday season and happy new year!

[@boom34z55]

Idk, it’s too factual and teachy than theoretical to me. The whole video felt off, like someone new wrote the script.

[@Carzy2]

Merry Christmas :)

[@samuraiboi2735]

@@boom34z55 to me its like basically solving myths or mysteries from games that havent been solved.

[@exynth1a215]

happy holidays

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

You know Coca Cola is persistent when they still advertise tf out of their products during The Great Depression

[@Osmium78]

Yep

[@ohyeahbonsai]

Wow a just some guy without a mustache comment without 100 likes

[@jasonstraight1320]

You're more susceptible to manipulation by marketing, or anything for that matter, when you're poor.

[@NoInternetDinosaur]

@Betty 💞 hi Betty

[@afkpotatoyt4346]

XD

[@rethinkOURreality]

All of the detailed Santa lore is really neat, but I'm also blown away by the fact that Sprite is actually lemon Fanta.

[@TheJasonmanguy]

Yeah it’s interesting Coke made Fanta because the German Coke Company couldn’t get syrup from America to make Coke, you know, because of the nazis. So they made Fanta instead and it caught on enough in Germany that after the war it was distributed internationally.

[@blueflames4256]

sprite is goooood

[@toade1583]

By lemon flavored, they just mean it's carbonated sugar water. There's absolutely no taste of lemon or lime. Not that Sprite doesn't taste really good, just that the lemon flavor that they advertise isn't there.

[@FPVFM]

@@toade1583 yes it very much is lol?

[@MissCaraMint]

@@toade1583 It absolutely tastes lemon. As someone who personally enjoys something a bit more tart I still have to admit that fact.

[@countgrievous60]

As a European, I can say that with us (Belgium and I believe the Netherlands too), Saint Nicholas is a holy man that, just as you said, visits december 6th to leave presents. The days leading up, children can put their shoe next to the fireplace with a present either for him, his assistant or his horse for a little gift of chocolate, spiced biscuits or tangerines. In Dutch, his name is 'Sinterklaas'.

[@misterjj277]

Same over here in Germany

[@zakschickler4073]

I feel like if mat started a History theory channel it would be pretty interesting making theories about unsolved mysteries or things that has happened in general, Its probably too different than the kind of theories we are used to but it could be cool

[@Ducksity]

I agree it would be cool.

[@artist0154]

I'm still waiting for a story I knew, about an European country that bought a whole region of Asia (I think an island) just for a spice, and bought it at a price of less than 100 dollars, I'm not sure, I saw it in a food documentary, but wow, it was amazing.

[@mrjibrhanjamalkhan2144]

P o

[@coralreef2329]

The fourth section of the wheel!! :)

[@melissaericks1233]

or theorys like flat earth

[@mrcookie5233]

As a German, I have never, EVER, heared of anybody hiding a pickle in the christmas tree XD

[@kellenwilson5493]

Me neither, but my Irish-American family does it every year.

[@plantyt3246]

I have just because my grandma had heard of it (I believe while she was in Germany during my grandpa’s time serving in the US Army) and so she always did it as a fun thing for my siblings, cousins, and I whenever we came over on Christmas Eve. Then she found out that it wasn’t German but kept doing it cause it’s fun

[@kevinedits8467]

Same here lol

[@That_dude91]

Echt nicht? Machen wir jedes Jahr.

[@littlemacisunderrated412]

My family hid it in the tree

[@jolllyrunz7567]

Food Theory educating me on, not only the theories that I never knew existed, but also its answers. Thank you.

[@mirjinou7999]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIqld3atopJ7jqs

[@terrortiset6669]

Im rare

[@elielniy]

Same here

[@osmosisjones4912]

Cola Santa Claus is capitalism . . Tim Allen forced to work is Comunism

[@siduxjxhdgzhdjxhxuuxxyhgg1079]

Isnt a theory a answer based off guesses that try to be as accurate as possible tho??????

[@ilovehamilton0724]

MatPat I actually had no idea that other people did the whole "hide a pickle ornament on a tree" because ever since I was little my mom always put a pickle on the tree and whoever found it, got to open gifts first.

[@daniel8688]

3:28 St Nicholas saved the pickle boys! 💃

[@iridiumscribe4915]

Christmas in Russia is completely different from that in the United States and Europe. For New Years is the mega holiday in Russia. This time of year the trees are put up and decorated and presents are given under the tree by Ded Moroz or Father Winter. The Slavic equivalent of Santa Claus. He is the symbol of the Russian winter and he is often accompanied by a young woman which is his granddaughter named Snegurochka.

[@lunabeekhuizen8858]

Snegurochka, that name sounds familliar. I once heard a fairy tale about a couple who made a girl out of snow, and she came to life, and her name was Snegurochka. Is it the same character?

[@iridiumscribe4915]

@@lunabeekhuizen8858 Yes, you are correct. In the story of Snegurochka, she was made from snow and is forever young and beautiful. A old man and woman made her from the snow and added two blue beads for her eyes, made two dimples in her cheeks and used a piece of red ribbon for her mouth. But when she came to life she was amazing to look at.

[@lunabeekhuizen8858]

@@iridiumscribe4915 It's a beautiful tale, one of my favorites. Pretty cool that it's actually a part of Christmas there in Russia.

[@varvaramir]

@@iridiumscribe4915 And, according to some versions, she fell in love and melted.

[@JusNoBS420]

I love the line Mega Holiday lol So Euro/Russian MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄!!

[@nathangamble125]

It's unfortunate that you missed out the connection with "Father Christmas", a jolly character who represented the spirit of christmas, and eventually got merged with St Nicholas at some point a few hundred years ago. A lot of Santa's traits come from Father Christmas. Santa is still often called "Father Christmas" in the UK.

[@user-ow2cs7fb5l]

wait, it's all different?

[@projekttaku1]

yeah. Santa is neither nick nor father christmas. He's the fusion of both. Kinda like josuke from part 8.

[@leeanderson8773]

not to mention that father christmas might be based on the older pre-christian god of wodin who was depicted almost identically looking and celebrated at the same time

[@alertsydcat6884]

@@leeanderson8773 Santa is actually based off of yule, in yule he looks the same just with a blue suit

[@leeanderson8773]

@@alertsydcat6884 If I'm not mistaken is it not the same thing? Yule is just a common word from all the old germanic peoples who celebrated a christmas type thing some time around december? I know the old anglo-saxon god of wodin is basically the same as the nordic god odin who they all celebrated in december

[@misoku222]

Story time related to Santa : When i was in kindergarten on Christmas day, the teachers always invited Santa. They used the loudest sound effects that shows Santa's sleigh has landed in front of our school. Younger me only knew Santa, but they introduced zwater piets as well and i was confused. Turns out they're job was to stuffed bad children inside a giant bag that is similar to Santa's. Younger me was extremely terrified of Santa and zwater piets. I remember i actually saw one of the students held hostage and of course being stuffed into the bag in the process, idk what they did but that actually scared me.

[@patitopatitorri983]

That’s messed up

[@ibtastico]

4:06 liking kids isn't recognised as solely a nice thing matpat...

[@PandaSlothProductions]

Guess we gotta leave him a cupcake this year instead of cookies

[@Kenny-rp9iq]

You should do a video to see if Santa can survive all the cookies he would consume.

[@morrigankasa570]

I think he did that last year?

[@randomstuff-qu7sh]

I believe the general explanation for how Santa can deliver presents around the world in such a short timeframe and eat all those snacks is: magic.

[@ItsrealOJ]

Yep

[@VoidKing666]

@@randomstuff-qu7sh honestly, I don’t think that would make a difference to MatPat

[@ZomboidMania]

He already answered that on Food Theory. Short answer: No

[@moodymoosh]

The "Saint nick left money in women's shoes" thing has kinda remained. In some european countries children leave out their shoes and get chocolate coins, presents and other treats in them.

[@elizabethschets7140]

im one of that kids

[@billnye8760]

And I mean, stockings are just big socks, and socks are pretty darn close too shoes

[@LordDomielOfElysium]

@@billnye8760 And normally you fill them with small things and mostly chocolate sooo-

[@jaylanos9883]

Sinterklaas guyz

[@Burning_Dwarf]

Yup, loved me some chocolate guilders as a little kid

[@BeeCreative4Life]

Perfect thing to watch on Christmas Eve... Thanks Matpat! My dream is out the window!

[@commenterimjustacommenter]

It's only December 9th though.

[@unobot1413]

isnt december christmas??

[@schzophrnic]

@@lilaroblox7306 *22nd*

[@zopeayxd7725]

Hey MatPat! So I just wanted to thank you for making me smile, laugh, and unbored myself with your content. Ever since I showed my dad the "The dark secret of Oreos" video, he hasn't stopped watching this channel. As I'm writing this he's watching the Doritos video! And I've NEVER seen him this interested in something I watch. So I think for fathers day I'm going to get him merch because he also loves the merch. So I wish you a Happy New Years and Merry Late Christmas! Love and Health for this new year! From the Perez Family.

[@nyrdil]

Fun fact. Coca Cola's sales crash every year around christmas in Sweden. Since we have a local thing called "Must" that we just consume milions of liters of during christmas and easter. So coca cola just gave up and made their own brand of must for the Swedish market. The coke sales just go down by 50% for like 2-3 months a year.

[@LorrTube]

Funny you should mention Haddon Sundblom, because he was the son of a Finnish immigrant and his image of Santa Claus would be shaped by the Nordic version of him and not the Southern European version of St. Nicholas. The Finnish version of Santa Claus is based on Joulupukki. The literal translation means "Yule goat", but is most often depicted as man in on a broad red coat that travels from farm to farm in a small sleigh pulled by a reindeer. He is believed to have a pagan origin and might predate St.Nicholas. Given that Sundblom grew up with this image of Santa Claus, it is more likely that he based his illustrations the redcoat man pulled by reindeer then a Turkish catholic saint. Edit: Thought reading about Joulupukki, he wasn't generally considered a nice guy. He usually entered a house asking "Is there any nice children here?" and if it wasn't...well, those kids were in mortal danger. He also demanded appeasements. Not milk and cookies, but more in line of real food and beer. So I guess He and St. Nicholas at some point did a Goku/Vegeta Fusion and became the Santa we know today.

[@michaelkelleypoetry]

The real St. Nicholas could hold his own. During the Council of Nicea, he punched the heretic Arius for claiming that Jesus wasn't God.

[@ccouch713]

As fas as I know the whole "he comes by and leaves gifts if you leave out food" has origins in norse mythology. Odin rode Sleipner around the world and to help Sleipner to recover children put out hay in a boot for Sleipner to eat. And as a thanks Odin would leave gifts for the children.

[@henry_alphonse]

It is common for Santa (or people dressed as him) to ask "Are there any nice children here?" when he enters a home here in Sweden, which borders Finland and has a long history with it, so I assume those traditions are related. We also have the yule goat but it's not as popular anymore. Very interesting!

[@Watch-0w1]

Sound like krampus

[@lol-xx9kn]

The hidden gem in this video from Food Theory's animators: the rotating 2d image of sprite boy is actually also a sprite (an animation technique popular in early video games).

[@SevenEllen]

5:41 Third pic along - That's not Santa, that's the Ghost of Christmas Present! You're cheating! :D

[@Ch33seGr8er]

As a fan of Puppet History, I’m glad Matpat brought up the pickle bois

[@communist_oranges]

YESSSS. ALSO PROFESSOR MCNASTY'S FUNERAL EPISODE BROUGHT ME TO TEARS. RIP FOREVER AND EVER YOU FURRY BLUE ANGEL

[@Ch1oe2472]

Wait, when does he reference Puppet History? I was only listening so I didn't see.

[@baconsarny-geddon8298]

So, there's lots of games of "hide the pickle", among your family members, is there? When I was a kid, I had a freind who's uncle always wanted to play "hide the pickle" with the kiddies. But I'm pretty sure that uncle is in prison, now...

[@GhettoSmoshFan420]

@@baconsarny-geddon8298 Ayo 🤨

[@Illamdalt]

Idk why, but Santa to me is a very jolly character, despite the whole "he stalks you" and "he breaks into your literal house". I guess its because my christmas tree was placed outside and not inside of my house and the whole "he delivers presents!" thing covered up like 90% of the stuff. Also my parents never told me that he lived in the north pole, his elves make toys for him without paying them and the infamous "Naughty List" (they did tell me that you have to be nice but never told me that there was a entire list dedicated to it :/).

[@deviantartguy0]

I don't imagine the elves have an economy anyways, if they can make all those toys themselves. They probably just get room and board and spend their days working on crafts for fun.

[@LTCloud9]

Most people see Santa as a jolly, likeable character. Why else would coca cola use his image to advertise?

[@australian-0]

Average zoomer

[@LadyOnikara]

I very faintly remember my brother and I watching TV with our parents and Santa walking through the front door wearing our stockings on his feet. That was awesome.

[@psycless]

Imagine being sheltered from Santa Claus

[@peterjhamill]

4:26 because they were ho ho hungover

[@TheRealWoopSlap]

The fact Coca-Cola advertised during The Great Depression shows how determined they were

[@joshkw2328]

I’m so glad that someone else has the Christmas pickle tradition, I started it two years ago when I found a Christmas pickle in a dollar store with the story attached , now I just hide multiple ones through the house for fun

[@violetmiller-wuest8905]

My family also does it! It’s cool to see others who do it.

[@angelamazakas2624]

What happens if someone misses one? Do you find it 6 months later? 😄

[@begreater226]

How is it a tradition when you just picked it up😂?

[@joshkw2328]

@@begreater226 I guess it’ll become a tradition, I’m gonna do this for years

[@james_the_great561]

Mrs. Claus got WAPkzbin.info/www/bejne/anuro62MjMuBoc0

[@Dr_Geek]

As a german I can say for sure: The christmas pickle is absolutely unknown in germany :)

[@PhlegmaticAbsentee]

Fellow German here, i support this comment. It's only a thing in the US.

[@SilverVolo]

@@PhlegmaticAbsentee that's weird

[@mrcookie5233]

Also German and I agree never, ever, heared of that one. Maybe something out of the east with Spreewälder Gurken? But still, no idea how that could be something German ...

[@Schneewittchen1310]

I agree. Never heard of that.

[@dansattah]

@@mrcookie5233 German with East Germans on the mother's side. No Christmas pickles here either.

[@coltonk.3086]

I have a pickle in my Christmas tree. You ain’t alone, MatPat

[@tristramnelson2250]

me too

[@animeluchia5405]

You know MatPat, you go on about being addicted to Diet Coke, but, since before my memories formed and I came into consciousness, I have *loved* Sprite. I’ve since moved to Sprite Zero, but it tastes the exact same to me. So to find out where the name comes from is truly a gift I needed.

[@emperorofthebananaboat4434]

Me: **reads the title that Santa made sprite** Oh, okay, this seems interesting The video: **starts talking about coke** Me: wait what

[@SamGarcia]

cause Coca Cola makes Sprite, so needs that background info

[@ethanselph3665]

And Santa Sherlock, lmao

[@ultra64dx77]

This title is misleading Why Must Matpat clickbait me He didn’t bring up sprite until the last 2 minutes of the video

[@dieptrieu6564]

@@ultra64dx77 He still talk about it so it's not clickbait. Plus coca cola make sprite so you need background information for why all this happened

[@ultra64dx77]

@@dieptrieu6564 I made the comment before watching the whole video I might need to edit it

[@claranvdven6749]

In the netherlands we have a nather holiday selebrating saint nick (sinterklaas) where he leaves pressents in the shoes of children so i guess holyday came from 2:47

[@woffleforbuddies1524]

Mattpad always tell the best thoeries, it always makes my day when there's a new theory with ANY theorists explaining.

[@featherface]

My family always hides a pickle in our tree. I love that tradition!

[@Osmium78]

I hate bots

[@jacobaltredes7384]

I hear it's common for German families

[@PokeGreninja39]

STONE my family has that tradition too also what is with these people with the links?

[@jameswebb7700]

@@PokeGreninja39 the people with links are bots

[@SilverVolo]

What country are you from?

[@matthewbless3335]

Another St. Nick legend (my personal favorite) goes that at the Council of Nicaea (a big church event that discussed the teachings of the church), St. Nick got so upset at the false teachings of a teacher named Arius (who was teaching that Jesus was a creation of God, rather than God Himself as the church taught at the time) that he got up, walked over to Arius and straight up punched the dude. Gives a brand new meaning to "deck the halls." 🤣

[@matthewbless3335]

@Darkquill Maroon allegedly yes!

[@spaceoil4259]

Giving ‘em the best gift of all, a good holiday BASH

[@vasilias2230]

Aye, St. Nicholas Is truly an amazing man

[@speedwagon1824]

"The Church" didn't teach that, because there was no one church. But most churches did believe in that idea. Some didn't, like that of Arius.

[@matthewbless3335]

@@speedwagon1824 "The church" here just colloquially means orthodox teaching at that time.

[@NotAnEldritchHorror]

the premise of this theory is giving "deadpool is Ernest Hemingway" vibes and I. Am. HERE FOR IT!

[@YanntastischGER]

Back when I was little and believed in Santa, other children often told me Coca Cola invented Santa Claus. And even when I did not believe in him anymore, I heard that many many times throughout my life. But since being little I knew it wasn't true. I knew that St. Nicolaus was a very old myth and I thought people knew Santa even before Coca Cola made him a mascot. And now I know there were Santa ads way before Coca Cola did it. Thanks for proving me right, Mat. But I could never thought what you show the origin was. xD

[@bflat5274]

Hey MatPat! I was watching the old Kindergarten 2 live streams and y'all about the food fight that happens in the game and the aerodynamics of different common lunch foods. I'd love to see a theory about: 1) what's the best food to grab in a food fight, and 2) how hard would you have to throw the item for it to be deadly?

[@Asriel_Dremr]

I feel as though you are attempting to enact a food based assassination, also my guess as for most aerodynamic, something semisolid like mashed potatoes or jello, solid enough to grab and throw but liquid enough to change shape to improve aerodynamics. Or possibly grapes or other sphere shaped fruits.

[@habsburgsenederlanden6278]

Saint Nicholas was a Greek living in Anatolia in his time still part of the roman empire his parents were Greek and in the western parts of Anatolia lived primarily Greeks in those times so I would guess his skin tone would be Mediterranean perplection just like current day greeks and he didn’t save the girls from slavery but from prostitution although you could say it somewhat resembles it

[@habsburgsenederlanden6278]

@@jedanMALIkinez and in the catholic church too we celebrate it on 6 December

[@levlev4048]

@@jedanMALIkinez your right he is greek and Orthodox.

[@imperialdragoon9715]

in 300 ad the area was still under the roman empire

[@habsburgsenederlanden6278]

@@imperialdragoon9715 you are right I wil fix it now

[@levlev4048]

@@imperialdragoon9715 still greek

[@yarensenalp5341]

10:47 ofcourse matpat is from ohio...

[@jonjon-wv2iv]

OH MY GOD WHAT DA HEEL 😳😳💀

[@yarensenalp5341]

@@jonjon-wv2iv precisely 💀💀

[@BassMaster.454]

Every body always ask: Did Santa made Sprite? But nobody ask: How did Santa made Sprite.

[@pablodelacal4526]

I love how there might be kids who still believe in santa and MatPat just says: - "SANTA HAS BEEN DEAD FOR 1800 YEARS AND HE WAS INVENTED BY SOME GUY WHO CRITICISED THE GOVERNMENT" Pardon my bad orthography

[@starsiadraws]

Actually he criticized the government, not the military

[@stevenbobbybills]

Low military spending, rather. Practically the opposite.

[@bigd1348]

That's what I tell every child I know Santa used to be real but he's not what you thought

[@supergamemaster2279]

Most of his fanbase is kids.

[@MG-Raiden]

@@supergamemaster2279 not kids that still believe in Santa.

[@karanscuisine3125]

Food theory suggestion: What are the most optimized toppings and flavors for froyo. Froyo is priced by weight so you could figure out what toppings and flavors can get to 500 calories with the least weight

[@nathanielburbery4890]

Easy. Nuts. Highest energy density food. The froyo flavour doesn't really matter

[@karanscuisine3125]

@@nathanielburbery4890 I never knew that nuts were so energy dense, thats pretty cool, well i think flavors might matter because i think different flavors have different calories.

[@Ali_OT7]

We do the pickle thing to. I was always told it xame from the German side of the family. We also celebrate St. Nicholas Day on December 6, leaving out shoes outside our bedroom door for small gifts, chocolate and oranges. I knew that the dowry thing was the reason for the shoes; I like your explanation of the pickles

[@misanthropiccurmudgeon8967]

Your videos need to be part of the public school curriculum. The videos are easy to follow and all the information fits together satisfyingly like a puzzle. I also love the parts where I can say I knew that, culminating in so many “aha” and “so that’s why/how now I get it” moments. Looking forward to more of the MatPat awesomely explains the history of the world series.👏🏽👍🏼🥳🇺🇸

[@user-te7rf8ik7z]

5:50 actually, "Russian Santa" is a completely different folklore character, with no connection to St. Nicholas. His name is "Ded Moroz" (translates Grandpa Freezing) and he just represents winter or cold. No saints here)

[@racheldodge8242]

I would love to see a video calculating the caloric content of Lembas bread (from Lord of the Rings) and comparing it to real food options

[@blokvader8283]

I know nothing about LOTR, but that's the one that can fill up an entire hobbit with one bite, right?

[@lordsergal8783]

@@blokvader8283 No, it can fill up a non-hobbit with one bite. A hobbit can eat 3 in a sitting and still be up for elevensies

[@zqri]

@@lordsergal8783 xD gottem

[@olleaberg7271]

As I understand it there was also some inspiration drawn from the nordic house gnome and Santa slowly evolved from a tiny grey man into what we see today. There was a Swedish illustrator named Jenny Nyström that at least formed the Swedish image of Santa and she had a similar transition in her art.

[@katsudonnie]

In Belgium and the Netherlands we have Sinterklaas, who's also based on Sint Nicolas. He is so called from Spain, has helpers, and gives presents, chocolate and mandarins. You can say he's the Dutch version of Santa.

[@capy9846]

Well he’s not really the dutch version of Santa because we already have Santa

[@ein1742]

I love how matpat gets to the topic from title at 10:37

[@antonia766]

3:18 Hey im from germany and i cant remember anyone having this Tradition

[@collectingducks]

we always celebrated saint nick, always got a fruit in our stockings + we did the pickle ornament in the tree but whoever found it got to open their present first

[@santaboy4818]

As someone whom I've called myself 'Santa' in media and games, who enjoys Christmas, born in December, and most importantly really love Coca Cola. So after watching this video and just realizing why coke is so inline with Christmas every year, this is really surprising to me.

[@lukelbl8347]

In the netherland we celebrate sinterklaas ( sint nicolaas ) and one of the traditions we have is putting our shoes near a chimney and wait overnight, the next morning there would be a small gift in the shoe, but i never knew it came from a old legend where nicolaas would put money in the shoes of lady's.

[@edwardfrunt6825]

I was just about to say that! Really expected it to be in the video. Also fellow Dutch guy over here🇳🇱

[@guillaumechau6082]

Its not just in the Netherlands either. Its in Belgium (where i live) and maybe other country's too, though im not actually sure if its celebrated anywhere else.

[@toadstein]

Pretty sure it's just Netherlands and Belgium. The tradition is very old at this point so maybe Belgium just continued doing it after they became independent from the Kingdom of the Netherlands

[@gerritaalberts1778]

I as a Dutch guy was so confused that he didn’t mention Sinterklaas

[@FireFarmer123]

I have never in my life heard of the "hide a pickle in a tree" tradition but it actually sounds hilarious

[@somegenericscpnu-7soldier270]

To be honest hiding murder victims in a vat of pickles is one of the worst places to put them, because the pickles will actually sort of semi embalm them

[@jamiesmith5728]

Love Christmas! Always have, never heard about hiding the pickle in the tree!!! New tradition

[@melaniesoto7187]

Honestly I was expecting the Food theory episode on Santa to be on whether Santa could survive on eating all those milk and cookies. If you see this MatPat then do a video on this please!

[@arrogantprince]

He’s not only having milk, he’s got other drinks people put out

[@alitheeternity4230]

That would be fun to watch

[@SkyKin]

Folks should be leaving him some cash to cover his medical expenses from all the goodies/treats left for him. (Chortle) Also Gute Idea for a future theory 🥛🍪

[@Osmium78]

That would be awesome

[@Nicole-mn9oy]

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[@AnimeWolf5193]

1:30 Oh, Mat you got it all wrong. Krampus isn't an evil elf at all. ... he's a literal demon.

[@AnimeWolf5193]

@ME Dude, I believe in God. I'm simply pointing out that Krampus, in the stories, is canonically a demon that is kept in chains by Saint Nicholas and used to punish wicked children. Feel free to look it up if you don't believe me.

[@TheAdvertisement]

This is some fascinating history, learning how Santa developed before Coca Cola got a hold of him is such a spectacular way for things to line up for them.

[@filipaleite7843]

These are the kinds of videos that lead me down an hour of Wikipedia searches and me not even finishing the video. I respect that.

[@Donttrustthatburger5144]

I thought my grandma made up that pickle in the tree thing. I approve of this, and the theory.

[@damyenhockman5440]

"What is the relationship between Santa and coke?" How else did you think he could stay up long enough to deliver all those presents? And don't get me started on how much the elves go through in a year.

[@godnoobbrawlstars6409]

coke does contain caffeine

[@thisaccountissomethingelse6960]

Also explains his obsession with cookies

[@damyenhockman5440]

@@godnoobbrawlstars6409 wrong coke

[@yitraboom]

3:48 Santa is looking bright today

[@E.S.A.M]

Ya he started hitting these days lotions .

[@jediforcetyler6840]

When I was a kid my grandparents would hide a pickle ornament in their tree and anytime me and the rest of the kids were over whenever we found it, we got a gift. I loved that so much

[@JimiArchive]

Matt makes such quality videos, it’s actually crazy how well edited each video is

[@That_Thicc_Cat]

@@objectionman4133 I know lol

[@aaveey]

Because he has multiple editors and they're all good at editing

[@huang111]

Bought account

[@fishinspacey]

there are so many bots omg

[@audosis6860]

If you’re gonna praise Game Theory for something there’s no way it’s gonna be editing.

[@see_elsewhere]

4:50 he looks more like the janitor from kindergarten also am i the only one that's never heard of coke in relation to christmas

[@cacavman]

Happy New Year theorist :D

[@nicenoob12345]

Food theory idea: How many cups of koolaid can you drink without something bad happening? I mean: Getting sick, throwing up, ect ect.

[@buzzybeeboi]

3:00 Awww Saint Nicholas found the pickle boys

[@greythomas6199]

Saint Nicholas saved the pickel boys -Puppet History 2020

[@slytherinswimmer5656]

Wow, wish I had seen this video when I was doing a speech on Coca-Cola advertising and marketing. I knew some of the details already, but I never new Santa’s design was from a political drawing. The amount of research you put towards this video is admirable. Thanks for another great video.

[@jimlord]

but it isn't, a lot of his facts are completely wrong like the fact the saint Nick was turkish,Infact that area was occupied by the romans,greeks and armenians at the time,turkey wouldn't occupy those lands for atleast another 500 years. This was clearly a rushed mess of a video with minimal research or just a way to push misinformation on the origins of santa which is very unlikely.

[@phoenixcrown9966]

@@jimlord Yep. In that area would be what Is now known as The Byzantine empire or as they called it back then, east Rome.

[@slytherinswimmer5656]

@@jimlord Ok, I was more talking about the marketing and advertising part of the video. Coca-Cola is famous because of how they marketed it. I could talk for hours about it but I won’t. Honestly it’s an easy mistake to make considering it’s already a pretty highly known idea about Saint Nicholas. Plus, let’s be honest he’s running how many channels. 4 I think? Give the guy a break. He’s doing great, I’d like you to make a better video with the time and schedule he has.

[@TriggeredFiend]

Yoo, my family always did the pickle ornament tradition every year. It was awesome.

[@sophiliamajestign9303]

That blew my mind to bits! You're telling me Sprite is just lemon Fanta? Well, sure! The more you know, I guess lol

[@sansdoofenshmirtz8371]

You hide pickles too?! I thought that was just my family, that’s awesome!

[@qdllc]

We just hide the salami.

[@paulbadilla8872]

As a Sprite fan, this brings a smile to my face.

[@thatonerosebud2530]

Ah, I see. So you're A man of culture as well.

[@Kingtrout]

@@thatonerosebud2530 7-up Fight me then

[@peruuk]

I also used to find the pickle in the Christmas tree. I didn't get an extra present though, it was just a fun thing to do every day. I think my parents also said it was from Germany.

[@mateussoares515]

9:50 Oh, where i live in Brazil we have those trucks on the streets when it's close to christmas! I always go outside to see them!

[@iwanttosleep4506]

Not even 10 seconds in I'm convinced that it's just Mat just wanting another reason to drink more pop.

[@jacksmith9051]

4:43 more like he sees you and he's creepin ;D

[@mirandahoffman-giles9655]

About the pickle - my grandparents emigrated from Germany to the US and we always did the pickle thing growing up. I thought it was their tradition from Germany that we continued. I do it for my kids every year.

[@MrDDiRusso]

The lime and lemon taste of Sprite joins your celebration. The taste of limon mixes right on holiday occasions. Sprite makes brighter holidays, limon is the reason. Sprite goes well so many ways to bring good cheer this season.

[@foxfireinferno197]

I have never once in my entire life until this video heard of hiding a pickle in an Xmas tree.

[@TheBlueScreenYT]

“What’s the relationship between Santa and coke?” You’ll learn when you’re older Matt.

[@TheBlueScreenYT]

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[@Qyarie]

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[@Isay2k]

Im flemish and we celebrate sint nicholas day on december 6th kids put out their shoes with a carrot (for his horse) a beer (for his helpers de pieten) and a glass of water milk or wine for sint nicholas himself often the kds place their shoes in front of a chimney because sint nicholas jumps trough the chimney to get you your gifts , the next morning the kids wake up to find the carrot eaten the beer and other beverage finished and their gifts . Sint nicholas is also known for leaving a bunch of chocolate cookies and mandarins along with the gifts :)

[@user-wo5be5ky7j]

thank you for always bringing new and exciting ideas to the table! ️

[@EC_4]

3:12 You are not the only one who did the hide the pickle game, my family did it every year. and I always would find it first every year. =]

[@mas8705]

"more of a skin tone to Osama Bin Laden than Coca Cola's Santa Claus" Well that's a sentence I wasn't expecting to hear this Christmas! FA LA LA LA LA! LA LA LA LA!

[@SamGarcia]

fa la la la ack bar

[@maksiksq]

I love how it wasn't just a myth but it was actually dark in reality

[@Heruss100]

The "Christmas Caravans" commercial by Coca Cola seemed to hit a chord in the UK, to the point whenever coke tries to run a campaign without it during the festive period they had complaints. So there's now several remastered versions of it running in the UK, and a few years ago they ran two different adverts, one with santa giving cokes to different generations of families, and the truck commercial. The Tour's a big thing, and will frequently make local news when the tour comes to town.

[@MrAzul99]

MatPat, the Turks didn’t enter that part of the world until the 11th century. The Eastern Roman Empire ruled over modern day Turkey. Nicholas could be a mix of Greek, Syrian, Armenian, or something else. But not Turkish.

[@jimlord]

exactly this! it is surprising how someone that has suposidly done so much research can make such an easily avoidable mistake.It's almost like he has an agenda...

[@iskathefirst6351]

In Russia hes Blue because hes "Father Frost" and comes from Slavic Mythology. Later ofc he was kinda mixed with Santa i believe.

[@HappyFaceDude]

Food theory idea: If every grocery stores close down for a month, what would you do to survive?

[@joshuab4586]

Ooooh shout out to the Sea of Thieves chimney, would be cool seeing a game theory on SoT.

[@shaystenhuerta418]

I want on April Fools day for Mat to say "Bone Apple Tea" and see if anyone realizes it

[@chewtag]

that is the most soylent thing ive ever heard

[@jacobinator4981]

I used to do the pickle thing at school, the librarian would hide it incredible well. We also celebrate St. Nicolas day on December 6. We get chocolate, a Christmas tree ornament, sometimes some assorted nuts, and a random other thing.

[@noirakita428]

I missed this one last year somehow. I do the pickle thing, but my Mom's family is Pennsylvania Dutch German, so it's the Germany thing.

[@_poqu]

In The Netherlands we celebrate something called Sinterklaas, which literally is Saing Nicholas But it isn't Kerstmis (Christmas) so we strayed off the track a little apparently

[@popixel]

I’m surprise you didn’t talk about Saint Nicholas punching a heretic in the face. It’s my favorite Christmas story.

[@alihaydarcolak8534]

I'm from Turkey and I actually gotta correct you on this We were back in Central Asia when Jesus or St. Nicholas visited modern day Turkey. So, in retrospect to our history, we weren't thisich diverse and we were Asians back then. We conquered to Anatolia in 1071 making St. Nicholas older than the Turkish annexion of Anatolia... Also a side note, most of us have blonde hair and blue/green eyes. At least my whole extended family do.

[@dorav.l.3739]

Wait what? I'm for Greece and I know that some pale skin, blond hair, blue eye Turkish exist, like you and your family. But I think in the last 3 times that I visited (mostly Istanbul) the majority of the population have not had pale skin, they have dark brown hair and brown eyes. You know similar to Greece, Bulgaria and other near buy countries. Sory if I'm wrong. I'm not trying to be rude or disrespectful.

[@alihaydarcolak8534]

@@dorav.l.3739 Oh hey neighbour! Yeah they are Kurdish people mostly. Kurdish and Turkish people belong to two different ethnical families but we all live together harmony most of the time. Also modern day Turkish people are most likely already infused and assimilated by the other nations on Anatolia, including Byzantine people

[@Pizza_stever]

We do the pickle in my family too. The gift is usually a joke.

[@jeremyvansoest-rq9tu]

I do the pickle thing too!!! Everyone thinks it’s soooo weird. I’m glad you do it that’s reassuring!