10. Travels the world with a reindeer pooper-scooper. 9. Thinks up 12 more days of Christmas. 8. Writes new Christmas top ten lists. 7. Drops watermelons from the top of David Letterman’s house. 6. Takes pictures on the Easter Bunny’s lap. 5. Walks the malls muttering “Where’s my chair?” 4. Sends clever audition videos trying […]
Dear Ernest, What makes a reindeer fly? Missy J. Barcelona, Spain Hi Missy- The flight of reindeer has been attributed to everything from magic corn to fairy dust. Since most of the stories are ancient fables, there is no way to account for what actually started it all. But it might not be as unusual […]
Early every October Santa sits down to be interviewed by a media personality. This has been his tradition almost as long as there has been a modern media. This year, Santa sat down with long time political reporter Hugh Kelly of KLIP-TV. This year Santa addresses the state of the world, the elections, the importance […]
Dear Ernest, What will I get for Christmas? Thanks, Maria I haven’t a clue. And if I did, I wouldn’t tell you. It would be really easy to find out. All I have to do is to enter your name into my computer here and up would pop a screen with everything about you, Maria. […]
By Robert McReynolds I saw him. I was only 17 years old at the time. And I haven’t seen him since. But I know he’s real and nobody could ever tell me different. We had gone to bed about 5 hours before, after a long night of making merry. I slept in a room with […]
Just as he does every year, Santa has been interviewed in advance of Christmas. And just as he has done in the past, Santa has met with an aspiring journalist, this year being 17-year-old Jeremy Hart of Fontana, California. Jeremy did something no other journalist with an exclusive interview has ever done — he opened […]
Dear Ernest, I know that Santa’s favorite holiday is Christmas. What other holidays does he celebrate? Jose M. Lima, Peru Actually, Jose, Santa’s favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. But Santa is a lover of all holidays. And he celebrates holidays that most people don’t even keep on their calendars. Remember, Santa “works” only one day a […]
Once a year and only once a year Santa Claus sits down with a reporter. All topics are on the table. After last year’s combative interview with a hostile journalist, Santa decided to meet with a more sincere kind of reporter. He met with Taylor Burnette, editor of the Bainesville, Iowa Calvin Coolidge Middle School […]
By Chad Darnell It was a dark and stormy night. No, really. That is how this story goes. In 1972 I was a college student spending my first Christmas away from home. To be gone from all the traditions of my family and childhood was a novelty. It was one I was determined to survive […]
Once a year and only once a year Santa Claus sits down with a reporter. All topics are on the table. This year Santa met with investigative reporter Della Monroe, of KRAT-TV in North Billings, Montana. To be honest, we were not really happy with this year’s interview. I encouraged Santa to talk to another […]