From the North Pole Compliance Office

Greetings Boy or Girl:

We have reviewed your Naughty/Nice Statement for calendar 2010. A coal-filled stocking will serve as your Notice of Naughtiness. If you are not in receipt of same, have a happy holiday.

Sincerely,

The North Pole Compliance Office

 

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Will “Ho-Ho-Ho” For Food

 “Craig McTavish — a.k.a. Santa — has the beard. He has the belly. He even has a few tricks up his sleeve, like pulling up to parties on his Harley-Davidson in full Kris Kringle garb.

But there’s one thing he doesn’t have: work.

“For freelance Santas, this holiday season has been more ‘no, no, no’ than ‘ho, ho, ho.’ Bookings have declined as paying $125 an hour for Santa to visit a holiday party has become an unaffordable luxury. It’s the second year of declining parties and events, Santas say.”

— “In tough economy, Santas are also suffering,” Tamara Lush, AP, via MSNBC.

 

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