Soft-drink rivals fight over Santa
20 Dec 2006 | by Nicola Clark
Coca-Cola claimed artist Haddon Sundblom created Santa's image for the brand; it debuted in a 1931 print ad in US titles including National Geographic. But US company White Rock said it used a fat, white-whiskered red- and white-clad Santa in newspaper and magazine ads as early as 1915. Larry Bodkin ...



