Real Beards, All Heart: What It Takes to Be a Santa Claus
Professionals can earn up to $500 an hour, but students at this Santa bootcamp say the real reward is still the Christmas spirit of hope and generosity.
TEMPE, Ariz.—One Christmas shopping season, a young boy sat on Tim Connaghan’s lap and asked Santa for a very special gift: To bring his mother back from heaven.
Connaghan paused, searching for the right words. With gentle care, he leaned in and told the boy that even Santa could not do everything.
