The jolly round man in the red suit goes by many names around the world. Yet his mission is universal: to spread holiday cheer to all. Let’s take a tour through the many names and faces of Santa.

People dressed in Santa Claus costumes leave the annual meeting of participants of a university rent-a-Santa Claus service in Berlin November 27, 2010. Some 100 people in Santa Claus and fairy costumes met on Saturday in Berlin for a general meeting to launch the annual Student Union charitable Santa Claus rental campaign.