That's where you get to watch some buddies hang out together in a variety of vehicles, headed for adventure. In the 1940s, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Dorothy Lamour had a … Yes, in Germanic countries at least as far back as the 1800s, in Santa's earlier incarnation, “St. Nicholas” (who just like he does now, brought gifts to good boys and girls at Christmas time), ol' Nicholas had an unusual sidekick. That's him chauffeuring Santa in his sidecar. And here he is again … …

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