How Much Milk Does Santa Drink On Christmas Eve? - The Dairy Alliance (2024)

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How Much Milk Does Santa Drink On Christmas Eve? - The Dairy Alliance? ›

With 1 glass of milk left out for Santa in each home, Santa drinks around 86 million glasses or 688 million ounces of milk (that's enough to fill 8 Olympic-sized swimming pools!). Even for Santa, that is a lot of milk.

In a study, Dairy Farmers of America found that if Santa drinks an 8-ounce glass of milk at all of the 111.35 million Christmas-celebrating households in the U.S., it would come out to about 6.9 million gallons of milk. That's enough milk to fill more than 10 Olympic pools!

He needs a drink that complements the kids' gift of cookies that will help him succeed in his yearly journey. How? Real milk provides Santa with the nutrients that he needs to get all the presents delivered in one night!

All told, Santa could consume 71.2 billion calories before the night ends. More than half of those calories (40.4 billion) come from the legendary dairy consumption, and one cookie at each home adds another 30.9 billion calories. Whew! We'd say that number is just as magical as his overnight journey.

The Great Depression Connection

In a time when many families struggled, Christmas was a bright spot. The families would ask their children to leave out milk and cookies for Santa to thank him for bringing gifts.

A Christmas stocking is an empty sock or sock-shaped bag that is hung on Saint Nicholas Day or Christmas Eve so that Saint Nicholas (or the related figures of Santa Claus and Father Christmas) can fill it with small toys, candy, fruit, coins or other small gifts when he arrives.

The specific choice of milk and cookies can be considered a blend of many cultural traditions. Cookies alone have been a quintessential part of festive celebrations in European cultures, while a glass of milk adds an element of warmth for Santa during his long and cold journey.

Mainly thanks to the generosity of parents, Santa sank 511,691 whiskies, 291,134 sherries, 220,557 wines, 216,146 brandies, and 114,698 rums.

What does Santa eat the most? ›

Santa loves all types of cookies. He has tried more than most people on Christmas Eve, but his favorite is a sugar cookie. Of course, of all the recipes he's tried, he likes Mrs. Claus' sugar cookies the best!

When does Santa leave the North Pole? Depending on weather, the reindeer typically take off early Christmas Eve morning at the North Pole, and head to Australia and New Zealand. Due to weather, it's impossible for Santa to keep a schedule, but he has about 10 hours to finish his day, which ends in Hawaii.

Children in the United States bake cookies for Santa and leave them out with a glass of milk on Christmas Eve. Some kids even leave carrots for Santa's reindeer. In other parts of the world, however, Santa's beverages are a bit harder.

There are approximately 300 million kids or 86 million homes that celebrate Christmas. With 1 glass of milk left out for Santa in each home, Santa drinks around 86 million glasses or 688 million ounces of milk (that's enough to fill 8 Olympic-sized swimming pools!).

Christmas in Hawaii has many of the same traditions as on the mainland—but with a tropical twist. For example, the Hawaiians have Kanakaloka, the jolly bearded man also known as Santa Claus.

Does Santa have a favourite snack? Santa isn't especially picky, but he sure loves Canadian milk (he even gets it delivered to his house all year round!). We'll tell you why: not only is it delivered quickly (obviously, because Canada is so close to the North Pole), but Canadian milk is quality stuff.

English families leave Santa Claus (also known as Father Christmas) a glass of sherry and a slice of mince pie to warm up on Christmas Eve.

Without a doubt, Santa's accomplishments are definitely deserving of all the treats that are so generously left out for him on Christmas Eve. But what does the big guy actually prefer to have in his cup of cheer? According to most American children, a glass of cold milk is the key to quenching Santa's thirst.

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(If we're talking about just the U.S., it's approximated that of the 100 million households, about 1 million are serving sweets to St. Nick.) According to An Idea, If Santa takes two bites of each cookie served around the world, he consumes roughly 336,150,386 cookies.