In Poland, we celebrate St. Nicolas Day (Mikołajki) on December 6th. On the night from the 5th to the 6th, he brings gifts and leaves them either under the pillow of a sleeping people, or in their shoes. These days, Santa brings gifts twice in December: on the 6th and on the 24th (yes, during the evening celebrations of Christmas Eve, which in Poland are much more elaborate than the actual Christmas Day). However, when my father was a child, only the 6th was celebrated with gifts from St. Nicolas. On Christmas Eve, gifts were given by an angel. At least, that was his family's tradition.
