When I was young and went to see Father Christmas..I figured that the person wasn't the REAL Father Christmas, just an Elf of his so he could double check what I wanted.
A childhood belief about father christmas

others believed things like this
- When i was child, i used to think my father was my father christmas.— BeB's
- Do you really mean to tell me that father Christmas is a myth?
Finally......— Peter (Aged 70) - I used to think that Father Christmas stole toys from Smyths.— Shovel Tem
- We didn't have a chimney in our house. Father Christmas had to come in through the letter box.— Ginnean
- I was told that for every christmas carol i sang before christmas time santa would give me one less present!— K
- I used to believe that Andy Rooney, of 60 minutes, was my real father!— KM