Mrs. Claus

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About Mrs. Claus

A little history from Wikipedia:
Mrs. Claus (also called Mother Christmas) is the mythical wife of Santa Claus. Unlike Santa Claus, she does not have any origins in folklore or mythology and is a relatively modern creation.
The depiction is generally that Mrs. Claus lives with her husband and assists with the production of Santa's toys, sometimes overseeing their production by Santa's elves. Mrs. Claus is also shown as enjoying baking. She's married to Santa Claus and takes care of the working elves. She is usually depicted as being fairly heavy-set like her husband, with white hair in a bun-style hairdo, a red dress, white apron, and (in some depictions) eyeglasses. It has been postulated by some that her maiden name was Mary Christmas, an obvious pun on the holiday greeting.
Today Mrs. Claus is commonly seen in cartoons, storybooks, and movies that deal with Christmas and the world of Santa Claus. Her personality tends to be fairly consistent; she is usually seen as a calm, kind, and patient woman, often in contrast to Santa himself, who can be prone to acting too exuberant.

From the website www.stcharleschristmas.com/:
First introduced to the world in the book Goody Santa Claus on a Sleigh Ride by poet Katherine Lee Bates (1859-1929), Mrs. Claus has moved out of the kitchen and into the workshop over the past century.
In Bates’ 1889 book, Mrs. Claus begs to be taken along in the annual Christmas Eve toy delivery sleigh ride with Santa. She has raised perfect candy trees all year long and feels deserving of a chance to participate in the fun. As they make their deliveries, Santa pops up and down chimneys, and Mrs. Claus stays on the roof and holds the reindeer.
Sadly, when they come to one little boy’s modest house, Santa emerges from the chimney with a tear on his cheek. The only stocking the little boy had to hang by the fireplace had a hole in it, and he was unable to fill it with any presents. Seeing an opportunity to save the day, Mrs. Claus jumps down the chimney and mends the little boy’s stocking.
From that point on, Santa has always asked his lovely wife to come along for holiday deliveries. Today, Mrs. Claus doesn't just bake the best cookies this side of the Northern Lights.
She stays up-to-date on all the most popular toys, making sure Santa knows what each child wants, and manages the elves’ workshop. It keeps her very busy, but she is happy to be at the side of Santa, bringing extra magic to Christmas.