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"Yeah, I've seen those things they think are gnomes, like little Father Christmases with fishing rods..."

—Ron Weasley comments on garden gnomes.^[src]

Father Christmas is a figure associated with Christmas, and is typically portrayed as a jolly old man with a long white beard, dressed in red.

Ronald Weasley remarked that the Muggle perception of garden gnomes resembled this, while real gnomes look quite different.

In 1995 while staying at 12 Grimmauld Place at Christmas a little Father Christmas was seen flying around on a broomstick.

"Ho, ho, ho. Merry christmas. Ho, ho, ho."

—Father Christmas figurine in 1995^[src]

The U.S. edition of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets published by Scholastic uses the name "Santa Claus".
In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 the 12 Grimmauld Place model have LEGO-Albus Dumbledore like traits.

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 [[Ronald Weasley]] remarked that the [[Muggle]] perception of garden gnomes resembled this, while real [[gnome]]s look quite different.
-In [[1995]] while staying at [[12 Grimmauld Place|12]] [[Grimmauld Place]] at [[Christmas]] a little Father Christmas was flying around on a [[Broomstick|broomstick]].
+In [[1995]] while staying at [[12 Grimmauld Place|12]] [[Grimmauld Place]] at [[Christmas]] a little Father Christmas was seen flying around on a [[Broomstick|broomstick]].
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