` ::``Mythical`` does not necessarily mean ``not real``. We had this debate last year, too. When I first looked at the article last year, it blatantly said Santa Claus is ``fictional``. As I personally believe that Santa Claus is real, I took exception, and there was quite a heated little discussion on the matter. ``Mythical`` is a compromise, but I think it's a fairly accurate one, in that there are without question many myths involving Santa Claus. Everything printed, filmed, spoken, or otherwise told about him cannot be true. Look at the movie ``Ernest Saves Christmas`` for instance. It is fiction, but it has added *stuff* to the myths surrounding Santa Claus (the sleigh that only works if people believe in Santa Claus, for instance).   `