Christmas Stocking
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<holidayfyi-glossary slug="stocking"></holidayfyi-glossary>A large decorative sock hung by the fireplace or bed on Christmas Eve in the expectation that Father Christmas (Santa Claus) will fill it with small gifts, sweets, and fruit overnight, a tradition found across the English-speaking world and Scandinavia. The custom is thought to derive from a legend of St. Nicholas secretly throwing bags of gold through the window of a poor man's house, with the gold landing in stockings hung by the fire to dry, and today 'stocking stuffers' form a significant sub-category of Christmas gift-giving commerce.