When did Coca-Cola create Santa Claus?

Coca-Cola NEVER created Santa Claus. For example, the poem ''Twas a Night before Christmas'' was published in 1823. Coca-Cola was made in 1886. Santa Claus is actually a mixture of different winter gift givers from Northern Europe. Also, Coca-Cola never made Santa red and white either. Coca-Cola only helped to make Santa more like his modern image of a jolly fat man in red and white.