Santa Shortage Presenting Malls With Big Pre-Christmas Headache

Santa Shortage Presenting Malls With Big Pre-Christmas Headache
Larry Propp, owner of PWA Santa Agency, has been a professional Kris Kringle for the past 18 years. Here, he appears waving at a recent event. PWA Santa Agency photo
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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, but it’s not easy believing in a “Higher Elf” when he’s so hard to find.

Professional “Santa” staffing agencies report the market for mall and private Santas is running hot this holiday season because of fewer people wanting to be the bearded man in red.

Allan Stein
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Allan Stein is a national reporter for The Epoch Times based in Arizona.
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