Definition of "Claus"

[…] bringing you a merry Christmas program right from the North Pole where the Claus family holds court […] Santa Claus in person, Mrs. Claus, and Little Claus.

1951, Edna M. Cahill, editor, The Jumbo Christmas Book, page 132

As Cory and Suzy hurried down the steps to greet the Clauses, the elves were rolling up the legs of their pants and running down to the water’s edge. Santa and Mrs. Claus laughed when they saw them and were still chuckling as they started toward the house.

2014, E[lizabeth] D[awson] Baker, The Fairy-Tale Matchmaker, Bloomsbury Children’s Books

Arthur lives at the North Pole. His dad is Santa Claus. His granddad used to be Santa Claus before his dad became Santa Claus. […] But along for the ride is Grandpa Claus (who’s 136 years old and he is retired).

2017, Philip Morency, On the Aisle, Volume 3: Film Reviews by Philip Morency, Pittsburgh, Pa.: RoseDog Books, page 18

Klaus came first. He was fourteen, the oldest of the Clauses’ four children. We all knew he would inherit the title of Santa one day—he always dressed in red-and-white suits to make sure we never forgot.

2017, Caleb Zane Huett, Top Elf, Scholastic Press

In Merry in Laws (2012), scientist Alex (Kassia Warshawski) introduces her parents to her fiancé, Peter (Lucas Bryant), and his parents, Santa Claus (George Wendt) and Mrs. Claus (Shelley Long). Alex’s father, Steven (Greg Lawson), comments derisively about the Clauses: “These people are light years away from who we are,” implying, seemingly, that he considers the Clauses as intellectually (if not also psychologically) inferior.

2018, Lauren Rosewarne, Analyzing Christmas in Film: Santa to the Supernatural, Lexington Books, page 273

The Clauses and the elves sit down to dine on a Christmas breakfast tasting so yummy and right that Santa stops between bites and praises his wife: “This is delicious! You must have been cooking all night!”

2019, Julie Christianson, Alayna Denison, Mrs. Claus Goes Country, Xlibris

Branson was Branson, Missouri, where you could find the world’s biggest Santa Claus convention with over seven hundred professional Santas, Mrs Clauses and helpers hanging out together for a five-day convention. ‘A Santa convention?’ ‘Oh yes,’ said Mrs Claus and Mr Claus echoed his agreement.

2020, William McInnes, Christmas Tales, Hachette

The large family room on the first floor was where the Claus family spent afternoons when they were in the castle, and today it was the room where my mother-in-law was holding court for a lot of our family, both close and distant.

2022, Liz Ireland, Mrs. Claus and the Evil Elves, Kensington Books