What I really like to do is appear in church as if a visiting bishop and tell the children just who I (St Nicholas) am, and how I came to be known in this country as Santa Claus. It is a good story and as I explain about Santa I remove the cope and switch to a Santa hat. It makes a nice connection from the historical Bishop Nicholas to the now rather secular Santa Claus. The kids love it because I end up giving them candy.
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My word you do look smart! I knew we rotund people were put on earth for a reason - we're a jolly bunch - with a festive Ho, Ho, Ho
made to tell stories that children can believe. You have such a head start on we females at this time of year - all I could aspire to is a red-cheeked Grandmother-type with apron barely capable of fastening but still managing to carry the overstuffed turkey to the table. There my imagination fails me as I'm going to a snazzy restaurant with my family this year and let others do the preparation and washing up.
Anne
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