Santa Claus in the Old West

[@JEDiTV]

Merry Christmas Santee and the rest of the Arizona Ghostriders crew.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you! You and yours as well!

[@Bram_van_Munster]

Me being Dutch, I am stunned by your pronounciation of 'Sinterklaas' !! You did your homework! The history of Sinterklaas goes back a LOT further though, he was an actual saint that lived in Turkey. On each of his birthdays, he spread his wealth with children that didn't have even a toy to play with. After his death, the Turkish started to replicate his annual behavior by dressing up and handing out gifts. During a war between the Turkish and Spanish, opposite sides started to talk without fighting, and the tradition spread to Spain... To this day, Spain is still the place where Sinterklaas lives to any Dutch person you ask. Unproven rumours are that the Vikings picked up on this tradition as well, and took it home because they liked it. There you have it, Santa was born and lives on the North Pole ever since. Lapland to be precise. Merry Christmas from me to you and the team!!!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Hey thanks for all the extra Sinterklass info! Much appreciated!

[@Bram_van_Munster]

@@ArizonaGhostriders Merry Christmas! 😁❤️

[@alswann2702]

Bram, you left out the part about Sinterclaus' helper, the mohammaden slaver who follows him with a sack to kidnap the bad boys and girls and sale as slaves in Muslim Spain!

[@Bram_van_Munster]

@@alswann2702 I'm not going to dignify that with an answer, as it has nothing to do with Sinterklaas

[@Section8er]

Excellent video - thank you. (And even though you did not say it in this video "Mad Hatter" [lol - now you know I am a true fan]).

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

HA! Thanks.

[@SmallCaliberArmsReview]

Merry Christmas Santee! Thanks for the video gift every Saturday morning!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@garrettfromsmokeinthewoods]

Merry Christmas Santee!!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@jasonattenborough4026]

It's nice to see snooties re-enacting what really was the wild west between 1855 to 1900, although I think your KZbin videos are excellent, and nice to see snoots playing thier parts. It will be nice to do a show about the Pinkertons and locomotive trips 😀 Say hello to all the angels playing thier parts in these videos.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Not sure what a snootie is, but thanks for watching and learning.

[@jasonattenborough4026]

All jokes aside, it nice to see how my ancestors lived from Civil War to 1890. It certainly influenced how Australians behaved around the time also.

[@bobstafford2068]

Merry Christmas Santee and all the Arizona GhostRiders. I've been watching your videos for sometime now. Learned alot about their old west and the customs and traditions. Thanks for keeping the memories of the old west alive today in the 21st century. I was deeply saddened and disturbed at learning that Santee doesn't believe in Santa Claus. My parents told me as a young boy, when you stop believing in Santa Claus, he will stop visiting you on Christmas Eve. I'm 67 years old and I still believe in Santa Claus.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Ohhh, I believe. That was just a skit with good ol' Dan.

[@michaelashcraft8569]

70 years old, and, there are things I never new about the Old West, thanks so much for spending some Christmas with us Santee, always enjoy yer videos,,,look forward to 'em !!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!

[@PinkertonJM]

Here we have "Sinterklaas" on the 6th of december and christmas on the 25th of december. Merry christmas to you and all of the Arizona Ghostriders and the Pistoleros! 🎄

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!

[@mherod51]

Very well done 😊! Merry Christmas ☃️🎄!!!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!

[@villagesteader3552]

Merry Christmas to all of you…thanks for what you do! ♥️👍🙏🇺🇸🤓

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@bearflagmercantile8113]

Merry Christmas Santee and family and Arizona Ghostriders! I thought I saw Santa once, but it turned out to be big foot!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

LOL!

[@StinkyGringo]

Great video! Merry Christmas Santee!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you! 🤠🎄

[@maxkarasvirta273]

Merry Christmas Santee and co. Nice video as always

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@bobstafford2068]

Merry Christmas to Santee and all the Arizona GhostRiders. I'm 65 years old and I still believe in Santa Claus. I was told as a small boy, "When you stop believing in Santa Claus, he stops visiting your house. I've now become a Santa's Helper. Because I've believed all these years, he still stops by my house every Christmas Eve. Again I wish you all a safe and Merry Christmas.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@SlickSixguns]

Well I asked old Saint Nick for a new Six Shooter hopefully I haven’t been too naughty.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

HA! Well, I am sure you haven't.

[@notsosilentmajority1]

Well done my friend. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Happy new year

[@notsosilentmajority1]

@@ArizonaGhostriders 🙏

[@TheStevenp851]

Thanks Santee and Merry Christmas. I am currently living in the east, but every Saturday morning you bring me back home to Arizona.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Awesome!

[@gsdfan8455]

Merry Christmas to you Santee, and the rest of the Ghostriders including Rex

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!

[@barebones-jl5ht]

Merry Christmas Santee & all the ghostriders crew!

[@TimKoehn44]

Excellent episode! Merry Christmas to you Santee, your wife, and Dirty Dan.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!🤠🎄

[@nilo70]

Thank you again Santee for keeping the sprint of the Old West alive ! Happy New Year !

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Happy new year!

[@nate2064]

I remember when I first began watching these a few years ago, and sitting up at work on saturday morning, working xmas and feeling happy to watch and laugh at your videos. Happy Holidays everyone.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!

[@ImParanoidAndroid]

Y'all really helping me with the research for my story. Thank you Arizona Ghostriders!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

You're welcome.

[@victorwaddell6530]

Thanks again Santee & Co . Merry Christmas to all .

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

🎄🥃

[@pamelabrida945]

Hello Santee! Great video as usual! By the way, in the Little House book, "On The Banks Of Plum Creek" Laura Ingalls also saw a Christmas tree for the first time at a church service. Thank you for keeping the spirit of the Old West alive and kickin' each week! To you and your family and everyone at Arizona Ghostriders and to all reading this post, may you have a beautiful and blessed Christmas and a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you! Appreciate the extra info

[@dalekundtz4603]

I visited the Ingall's homestead just outside Walnut Grove, MN several years ago and could stand on Table Rock outside the dugout house they first lived in. It was the same house little Laura saw Mr. Edwards, nearly frozen after falling in the creek on his way to Christmas dinner while bringing gifts from Santa to the children. Laura and Mary had a wonderful Christmas getting a peppermint stick and red knitted woolen mittens. Oh...the memories... 🧑‍🎄☃️🎄

[@BubbaThaumaturge]

Merry Christmas to Dirty Dan, Santee, and all associated with this great channel!!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

🤠🎄🤠🎄

[@richardcolligon4277]

Merry Christmas Santee and everyone taking part in Arizona Ghost Riders. I saw Santa Clause last night riding his T-Rex.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Yeehaw!

[@Stuingtion]

Merry Christmas, Arizona Ghostriders! Fantastic history on Santa in the Old West! Keep up keeping the old West alive!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!

[@jacktribble5253]

Of course Dan hasn't seen Santa, he delivers to the GOOD Girls and Boys. Merry Christmas to all.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

lol

[@HappyKartvlogs]

Brilliant video, very interesting, hope you had a great Christmas!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you! I did.

[@ralphperez4862]

Merry Christmas my friends.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Happy holidays!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Great history on Nast. His illustrations had a major influence on a lot of things in American history. I would love to visit his grave, home and museum. Merry Christmas Santee!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

I would too. That's YOUR department since you're so good at it!

[@user-neo71665]

Merry xmas and congrats Skip

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Happy holidays!

[@christopherhayes3742]

I was Santa at the Foothills Mall back in 2000, great times, I miss Tucson, hope you all had a very Merry Christmas

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Nice!

[@homessiegerson1033]

Merry Christmas and a safe, happy, healthy and prosperous 2022 to you and yours!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks! You too.

[@robertreisner6119]

Merry Christmas to all of the Arizona Ghost Riders and their families, best wishes from Alaska.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!

[@skipwilliams7288]

I wrote the comment before you got to the hat winner. When you said Skip, and hesitated due to interruption from Dirty Dan, I had my fingers crossed...then you said Skip Williams and I almost fell out of my chair. Thank you so much. I will contact you on facebook. You sure gave me a very Merry Christmas. Skip

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

You're welcome and I'll make sure to remove the lice from it. Maybe. 🤠🎄🤠🎄🤠🎄

[@skipwilliams7288]

@@ArizonaGhostriders Please do.

[@albinjacob3640]

Merry Christmas Santee you thought me a lot about the great wild west I'm really grateful.Thank you!!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

You're welcome.

[@jesupcolt]

Got the last name, but not the first. Merry Christmas, Ghostriders!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!

[@jesupcolt]

@@ArizonaGhostriders, and a happy new year as well.

[@subhashnamey5562]

Merry Christmas Santee and your group of Arizona Ghostriders . Nice to watch your video . Thanks .

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Happy holidays!

[@stevetuttle5472]

Merry Christmas to all the fine folks at Arizona Ghostriders!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

🎄🥃

[@RoryPattonDreamerOfDunsidhe]

Happy Holidays to the Arizona Ghostriders and thanks for an entertaining year. May you go from strength to strength in 2022. 😎❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Happy holidays!

[@luckimonster2298]

Merry Christmas to u n urs Santee, as well as to all the Ghostriders 😃🎄🎉

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@silverlinedpines8327]

hi santee merry christmas

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!

[@trynsurviven2440]

That is an excellent video Santee thank you. Merry Christmas to everyone out there.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@peacemakerdan4818]

Merry Christmas From Kent England, from all of your British fans. We love the wild West, Happy New year!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you! Much appreciated!

[@LizzyTexBorden]

Merry Christmas! Congratulations Skip!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you

[@NGMonocrom]

Ah! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you Santee, and your family and friends. Didn't know you got Bill a gift. I got him something too.... the last bottle of your whiskey. 😁

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Damn!

[@ericruss4189]

Fantastic video as always. Love you guys and Merry Christmas!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

🎄🥃 Merry Christmas

[@peterv1318]

Merry Christmas to you Santee and everyone else at Arizona Ghostriders!!!!! Another awesome video! By the way my, hat goes off to dirty Dan's tailor!!!!!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

🤠🎄

[@SDbeermug72]

Merry Christmas to you and your whole crew Santee. You have a great day! Look forward to your Saturday episode. ❤️❤️

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!

[@robertbuckey6517]

Another wonderful episode, Santee!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!

[@michaelkekoa45]

Hey Santee, I got to say, this one was a good episode. I liked the part where you added in a little bit of the movie Christmas miracle at sage Creek.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Filmed at Mescal! Yes, thank you.

[@sleaponit21]

thank you Santee, dirty Dan, and the team, for such wonderful vidios, graham in ol, England.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

🎄🥃

[@mikepresnell6888]

Merry Christmas all! Excellent video as usual

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@FilmsadoCrew]

Great video Santee! High quality as usual, I was wondering if you could do a video about casts or broken bones in the old west! I recently broke my leg and It got me wondering!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Sure thing!

[@Heathershusbandbear]

Merry Christmas Santee and thanks for another great video

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

You're welcome.

[@michaelbalina979]

Merry Christmas Santee, great video!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks!

[@skipwilliams7288]

A very good presentation Santee. A Merry Christmas to you, your family and your crew. Skip

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

🤠🎄

[@marcthomas2482]

Merry Christmas Santee, your whole family, and all of the crew! This was another great video and history lesson. I never knew about the influence of Thomas Nast on the image of Santa and I teach his cartoons for the whole first semester! This was very entertaining as well and I got quite a few laughs (out loud!) Have a Happy New Year as well!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

I learned he is responsible for the donkey and elephant in politics. He as also fiercely pro-military.

[@marcthomas2482]

@@ArizonaGhostriders Yes Sir. He was also instrumental in the undoing of Boss Tweed, leader of the famous NY political machine Tammany Hall.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

@@marcthomas2482 Guy was all over the place, eh?

[@wadejustanamerican1201]

Thanks, I hope you had a Great Christmas 🎄.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

🎄🥃

[@jbmbryant]

Merry Christmas, Santee and Dirty Dan and everyone!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

🤠🎄

[@searkpslendorman]

Merry Christmas Santee & I hope you and yours have a fantastic New Year!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!

[@charlesmiller6826]

Mery Christmas and congratulations to Skip!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

🎄🥃

[@fishbonez5670]

Merry Christmas to all of you and families, Congratulations Skip. Cool video as well

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks! You too!

[@oscar-v8c]

Merry Christmas, Santee!🇸🇪🎄

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

🤠🎄

[@jasonattenborough4026]

One of my favourite historical moments of my family ancestors, happened before civil when the family elder dressed up as "saint Nicholas" and handed out wooden toys to the boys at a garrison around Bear Mountain Utah. During the Civil. The elder who played Saint Nicholas, was on the Confederate side. He never played the part again, due to be a wanted man, later died from a bullet wound from an outlaw/deserter of the Federal Army around 1860s, protecting his son and his dads German Shepard, somewhere in Kansas.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Interesting. What was his name? I'd like to look into it.

[@jasonattenborough4026]

Hi there, my family history telling doesn't use thier names, just the family position, information I have in information is a surname was "Fehr" but I cannot confirm it, he was found by his son who ran away from a garrison with a dog, looking for his grandfather. He was directed to Kentucky Mountain range where he was in hiding there with his oldest son. According to the boys name is "Joshua" but I cannot confirm it, but at this time according to what I have been told. His grandfather travelled from Kentucky to Kansas, when he was attacked while driving a chuck wagon, if you could find out any more information it will be helpful. But eventually the remaining family split into two fractions, one side stayed in USA, other travelled to South Melbourne Port in Victoria Australia.

[@colemcbride803]

Merry Christmas to you and all the Arizona Ghostriders, Santee

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!🤠🎄

[@Edwinthemountainman8454]

Great vid man huge fan looking forward to future episodes I life in the Netherlands so I’m formiliar with Sinterklaas :)

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you. Sorry the winner has been picked

[@Edwinthemountainman8454]

@@ArizonaGhostriders no problem 😉😁

[@bloodybillanderson9294]

Merry christmas santee great vid youve outdone yourself this year have a great new year

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks, you too!

[@rhondaz356]

Have a Merry Christmas, Santee and friends. I always enjoy your videos. Not only are they interesting and entertaining, including your visuals, but I always leave having learned some things I never knew before, about that part of our country's past.👏🎅👏 Thank you....Congrats to Skip. Wear it well.🤠🌞

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Much appreciated!

[@jjsadventures]

Merry Christmas Santee and thank you for another great video

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

You're welcome.

[@uniballoutlaw]

Merry Christmas Santee and family, and Dirty Dan and the other Arizona Ghostriders.. and congratulations Skip Williams

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

🤠🎄

[@kevincollier4147]

At least Dirty Dan wasn't wearing his fuzzy pink bunny slippers! Merry Belated Christmas! DeaconKC

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

He would have, but there was cactus around.

[@trentroth6717]

Merry Christmas everyone on the ghost riders team. Thanks for making Christmas a little bit better 😊

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

You're welcome. 🤠🎄

[@raysmith1630]

Great video as always Merry Christmas to all of you at Arizona Ghost Riders!! Congratulations to Skip Williams. Enjoy the hat!!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

🤠🎄

[@stevedaniels6050]

Merry Christmas Santee and the gang.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

🤠🎄

[@bheckner]

Good morning Santee and Merry Christmas Ghostriders🎄🇺🇸

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

🤠🎄

[@EnbyThefennekin]

I love your videos! They got me interested in living the west. I have done period recreation through the sca but it’s medieval. Thanks for all the awesome videos.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Very welcome!

[@seandoshandy]

Happy holidays santee! Merry xmas

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@billlongiotti9533]

Super great job.... You even brought a tear to my eye.You get better, and better. Just Bill

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you! 🤠🎄🤠🎄

[@francisalderson4469]

Merry Christmas, Santee to you and all at Arizona Ghostriders

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@simcoe75]

Merry Christmas Ghostriders from the UK ✌🏻🎄

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@Idahoguy10157]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Santee!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@elmergarten2347]

Naughty, Nice or "I can explain". Ha! I truly love you guys and wish you the best Holiday and the best New Year!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Happy new year, Thank you!

[@lhighlanderscl]

I have been looking forward to this video for a bit now…. Love Rex’s hat, great history lesson!!! Merry Christmas!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

You're welcome. 🤠🎄

[@danielfilippini5606]

I love your videos. You all ever thought of putting together a dvd set. Merry Christmas to all

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

No...maybe one day!

[@joelhurley2678]

Merry Christmas to you and your extended family of Arizona Ghostriders. Thanks for a wonderful video, and I just bought a newer book of The Night Before Christmas with the original drawings. You really can see how Clement Moore and Father Christmas from England influenced are Holiday Traditions. One last point, I believe Charles Dicken's Christmas Carol also influenced somewhat of our Traditional Christmas ways. Thanks again for sharing this wonderful story.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks, you too!

[@markwatters6875]

G’day Santee. Mate I hope you, your family and everyone at AGR has a great Christmas and an absolutely brilliant New Year. All the best from Australia

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@666mrdoctor]

Merry Christmas auld Santee!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@robertdevito5001]

Great video! Merry Christmas Santee... Claus

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks! You too!

[@paulanthony872]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all Ghostriders.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@OverOnTheWildSide]

Santa was also in Kansas in Laura Ingall’s Indian Territory book right before Plum Creek. Mr Edwards met up with Santa and brought their presents out to the girls cause Santa couldn’t make it across the creek.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Yep! Thanks for the extra input.

[@OverOnTheWildSide]

@@ArizonaGhostriders oh and I loved that you mentioned the Ingall’s! I didn’t mean to just throw in info.

[@jefferydavis5990]

Merry Christmas! Could you do an episode on fire starting methods from the old west? Thanks!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Yes! 🤠🎄

[@nagjrcjasonbower]

Nice! I had to work today, so your video really cheered me up. Keep up the awesome and Merry Christmas!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

I'm so glad!

[@maxlutz3674]

Merry Christmas and a happy new year to the crew and their families. Thanks for another year of entertainment and education. I am looking forward towards what the new year brings.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Happy new year and thanks!

[@dennisatkins9837]

Great video Santee Clause! Nice hat Dan! Merry Christmas to you and yours. Looking forward to many more great videos in the new year.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!

[@kirkmorrison6131]

Great Video, I really learned a good bit and enjoyed it. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to y'all and yours

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Happy new year

[@oregonoutback7779]

Merry Christmas Santee and the whole Herd !!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!