23 Creatures and Characters Related with Christmas and Winter Holidays

We all heard about Santa Klaus and Saint Nicholas. They are practically the icons of the winter holidays.
But in different cultures there are many more characters and creatures related to Christmas. I will present to you 23 of them:

The Nisser
The Yule Goat
Zwarte Piet
Frau Perchta
Straggele
Gryla
The Yule Lads
The Yule Cat
The Grinch
Belsnickel
Olentzero
Knecht Ruprecht
Kallikantzaroi
Père Fouettard
Krampus
Jack Frost
Ded Moroz
The Snow Maiden
Lussi
The Lutins