Queen, 78 — known as Santa Walt — has been playing Santa Claus for the last 15 years in the Louisville, Kentucky, area. His jolly face and long white beard have made him one of the best-known ...

A Santa who has the right mix — a pleasing personality, high quality red duds and the all-important real beard — can earn $200 an hour or more.

When Jim Fletcher asked his fiancee whether she'd mind if he grew a beard, Madge Boyer didn't realize what she was getting into. That was in early 2007, not long after he'd played Santa for his ...

A visit to the barbershop proved to be more emotional than any other for Santa Walt Queen. It was the first time he'd walk out without his iconic beard.

Before a Santa gig, he sprays on an apple-scented children’s hair conditioner (kids like the smell), blow-dries his beard to make it fluffy, and sprays on a light mist of olive oil, which makes ...

Santa is having a bad day. First, he got a flat tire in Newport. Now, he’s shivering in his parked car on a dark street in Woodbury, slumping down like a narc at a stakeout, so the people in … ...

The day after Christmas for Santa Claus is a quiet one. The reindeer are stabled, the sleigh's work is done. Millions of toys are under trees for kids to take. Finally, the Jolly Old Elf gets a ...

This Santa’s got a real beard, a red suit, ... He’s wearing a red long-sleeved shirt and red ... His first gig as Santa came along when he was in his early 40s and he had a full salt-and ...

Santa's suit, hat and beard a natural fit for longtime helper at West Acres' Whimsical Wonderland Tessa, 8, has her photo taken with Santa at West Acres on Dec. 4, 2023. Chris Flynn / The Forum ...

This was more than just a man with a long white beard. Danny Cogdill’s story started five years ago when he worked at Cook Children’s Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School was established in 1937 in Albion, N.Y., and named for the former Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade Santa with the goal of establishing "a set of more ...