Arlyn Grussing of Bloomington plays to the camera as children speak to Santa Claus at his North Pole workshop through a Zoom call. With traditional holiday events being canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, alternatives have emerged in their place this holiday season. (Sun Current staff photo by Mike Hanks)
Santa Claus is coming to town, even during a pandemic.
Visits with Santa at shopping centers, community gatherings and holiday events have been hard to come by this year, but much like the rest of us, the jolly one has adapted to the limitations of 2020. Santa now meets with children through the most popular communication tool of the year: Zoom.