The Santa Claus Association

Constant Wonder - Radio Archive, Episode 795

Dec 21, 2020 8:00 pm
52:48 mins

John Duval Gluck founded the Santa Claus Association to answer the letters children sent to Santa but was caught embezzling large amounts of the association's funds. And, the myths behind the man Johnny Appleseed.

Episode Segments

Episode Segments

Kris Kringle Nabs Cash! A Cunning Christmas Crime

43m

Alex Palmer shares how John Duval Gluck founded the Santa Claus Association to answer the letters children sent to Santa, but was busted when they found him embezzling large amounts of the association's funds.

Johnny Appleseed: The Eccentric Man Behind the Great American Legend

10m

Author Howard Means explains the myths behind the man Johnny Appleseed.