Urban Myth. Santa already had a red coat with white trimming - at some unspecified point in the past he did have a green coat. Coke took an already-popular me

Urban Myth. Santa already had a red coat with white trimming - at some unspecified point in the past he did have a green coat. Coke took an already-popular meme with no trademark and co-opted it for their own marketing, popularising it even further. The expansion of the Coke-themed Santa led to the belief that they invented it. Something to absorb for those who are trying to work out how to market things. I know all this because up until 10 days ago I also thought that Coke invented Santa, until I realised I should fact-check that, and found out I was wrong.