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Rangeley, Maine Man Plays Santa at President's Park In Washington D.C.

Andy Capwell — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:45:29 +0000

Rob Hoffman of Rangeley, Maine has been spending the past few weeks at President's Park in Washington D.C. He's been greeting boys and girls as Santa Claus. Hoffman is a retired airline pilot and has portrayed Santa for the past eight years.

Sharon tracks Santa! Where is He?

Sharon Buck — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:27:23 +0000

You and the family can track Santa by using your computer! Christmas is already here in parts of the world and Santa is on his way! Every year on Christmas Eve NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, tracks Santa and his 9 reindeer as they make their way around the world delivering gifts to boys [...]

See How Santa Is Prepping For the Apocalypse

Kyle Dowling — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:37:54 +0000

Sorry kids. It appears as if your presents are on back order this year because Santa Claus isn’t coming to town in 2012. He’s too busy prepping for the upcoming (and supposed) apocalypse, according to last night’s episode of ‘Conan.’ In addition, he’s also checking his list — twice.Â Nope, notÂ that list. We mean his bucket [...]

Weird Moments From SantaCon 2012

Cameron Simcik — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:25:37 +0000

This past Saturday, SantaCon took over New York City. For all of you unfamiliar with this classic American holiday, it's an entire day dedicated to dressing up like Santa Claus and getting a little crazy frolicking around with fellow Saint Nick look-a-likes. It's sort of like a massive Christmas flash mob that makes you feel like you're in a strange alternate universe, but it's actually totally awesome.

Kenny Rogers Plays Santa for Young Hurricane Sandy Victims

Sterling Whitaker — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:30:33 +0000

Kenny Rogers will come to the rescue of kids affected by Hurricane Sandy next week at his concert date in Englewood, NJ. Along with toymakers Fisher-Price and Mattel, the big-hearted singer has teamed with the Bergen Performing Arts Center and the Englewood Fire Department for a toy drive to collect Christmas toys for children in Bergen County, which was hit hard by the storm.

California Millionaire Uses Billboard to Ask Santa for Latina Girlfriend

Wes Glinsmann — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:09:43 +0000

Youâ€™d think if you were a millionaire living in southern California, you wouldnâ€™t have to resort to buying up billboard space in an attempt to get a girlfriend. Apparently, youâ€™d be wrong. 62-year old Marc Paskin recently did just that, putting up a billboard along I-5 in San Diego saying â€œAll I Want for Christmas [...]

Mall Santa Takes Adorable Photo With Sleeping Baby

Emerald Catron — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:15:56 +0000

Here’s your daily dose of cute — Santa pretending to sleep for a picture with a sleeping baby. A family waited in a long line at the mall in Boise, Idaho, facing Christmastime shopping crowds, to get a picture of 8-month-old Kiptyn with the Santa there. After over 30 minutes of waiting, and right before [...]

Santa Quits Smoking in New Version of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas'

Donald Deane — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:24:29 +0000

As a role model for kindness and generosity, you can't do much better than Santa. But let's face it -- he's not exactly the picture of health. If the jolly old elf can't bring himself to drop a few pounds, at least he's recently given up smoking.

Boy Sits On Santa's Lap, Realizes 13 Years Later It's His Father-In-Law

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:48:32 +0000

When Chris Burd was 13-years-old he went to the mall in Maplewood, Minn during Christmas time. He was with his three-year-old sister, and to appease her he also sat on the lap of the mall's Santa Claus and asked for gifts.

Fast forward 13 years. Chris had recently become engaged when he got a call from his mother who tells him she had made an interesting discovery while going through a batch of old pictures.

Maine Mall Santa Fired For Being Rude

Andy Capwell — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:04:03 +0000

Like a scene from one of my favorite holiday movies, Bad Santa, a Santa Claus has been fired by the Maine Mall after complaints that he was rude, grumpy and wouldn't even let one child sit on his lap.