He was a bachelor until the late 1800’s
Santa Claus was never said to have a spouse until James Rees wrote the short story “A Christmas Legend” in 1849. Mrs. Claus then started to appear in weekly publications. However, Mrs. Claus did not become popular until 40 years later, when Katherine Lee Bates published her poem “Goody Santa Claus on a Sleigh Ride.” Goody was a term meaning Goodwife or Mrs.