Across Australia families are preparing for the arrival of Santa Claus. But in one outback town a different Christmas icon is about to make its annual appearance.

Australia Although Australians leave cookies ... Sweden may also leave Jultomte a cup of coffee. Iceland Rather than Santa Claus, children in Iceland await the arrival of the 13 Yule Lads, who ...

Santa Claus and his parade usually start at the International Date Line in the Pacific Ocean and travels west. Historically, Santa visits the South Pacific first, then New Zealand and Australia ...

So Santa often pulls up on the beach on his surfboard. Carolers also gather in masse in major cities to sing by candlelight, and people decorate their homes with "Christmas Bush," a native plant.

Santa Claus (Ken Gould of Port Pirie ... He said the best thing someone could do for a farmer at Christmas was to buy Australian products, and shop at smaller grocers and markets which give ...

Santa Claus is already hard at work ... which explains Santa bouncing from Asia to Australia and starting just west of the International Date Line in the Pacific Ocean, which is between Alaska ...

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