Naughty or Nice?

I'm searching for a title
something to launch from
I just came across the history
of St. Nicholas.
Did you know about Knecht Ruprecht?
One of St. Nick's accomplices.
Upon arriving at the doorstep
he would summon the children to the door
where they would have to perform
tricks or dance and entertain him.
if they failed at doing so or
their crimes over the past year
justified so
they would be beaten or
put into Ruprecht's sack and
taken away to his home in
the Black Forest.
Such violence.
Conversely, if they were good or
they performed well enough for
Ruprecht they would be given gifts and treats.
Saint Nicholas was a giving man
to people in their darkest hour
he would find them in the night and
deliver gold
the pawnbrokers are protected by him
children, sailors too
Supossedly he is responsible for
the destruction of the temple of Artemis
Some say that Nicholas' Feast Day is
to overshadow Diana's birthday of the same day.
We come from violence
We are controlled by the threat of violence
We love to see violence
(I certainly don't speak for all on this)