>The People's House is ready for St. Nick.
Maybe it is time to stop singing songs calling Old Nick a jolly Saint?
"Old Nick" is an informal noun that refers to the devil or Satan.It's a nickname for the devil in Christian tradition and is primarily used in British English. The term was first recorded between 1660 and 1670.
==Here are some synonyms for "Old Nick":
Archfiend, Beelzebub, Devil, Fiend, Lucifer, and Serpent.==
The origin of "Old Nick" is uncertain, but it may have been a special use of the name Nick, perhaps in reference to Saint Nicholas. It may also come from "nicker", or some other derivative of Old English "nicor" which means "water demon".