Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a...

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"Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a... " is one of a famous quotes by Chris Van Allsburg. Complete quote is as follows;
"Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a large percentage of the population. It's a fact that most of the true believers are under eight years old, and that's a pity."

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"Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a large percentage of the population. It's a fact that most of the true believers are under eight years old, and that's a pity." This is a quote by Chris Van Allsburg which is about . He is known to have been associated with numerous other thought provoking quotes on these topics like;

• With the song 'This Christmas' I wanted to do something that was kind of different. I mean, Donny Hathaway is an amazing artist. So I wanted to bring my flavor to the song so when people over the age of 45 or 50 hear it they'll be like 'OK, he did his thing with that record.' It's like I can appeal to everybody and not just a younger demographic.

What does "Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a... " mean?

This quote is primarily about christmas although it also includes other themes like . It is attributed to Chris Van Allsburg. Complete quote is as follows;
"Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a large percentage of the population. It's a fact that most of the true believers are under eight years old, and that's a pity."