But it seems that the pagan influence on some Christmas ... character of "Santa Claus" or "Father Christmas" was influenced by the Norse god Odin. Odin was the head of the Norse pantheon and ...

The Norse people associated boar with Freyr—the god of fertility and good weather ... published on mentalfloss.com as The Pagan Origins of Christmas Ham.

To appease restless spirits and gods alike ... in the living rooms of modern observers of Christmas. However, the most disturbing and controversial pagan Yule rituals may have been the sacrifice ...