For more than a decade and a half, Nosa Edebor has been working part-time as Houston’s own Father Christmas.
Since he was 18 or 19 years old, the Bayou City native – who makes music under the moniker Nosaprise – has been hosting an annual toy drive for kids in need during the holidays, supported by a concert series featuring local artists.
Aptly dubbed
Trills The Season, the campaign faces unprecedented logistical barriers this year as COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on people’s health and the economy, but Edebor refuses to let the pandemic stop him from spreading a little joy.
“This year, with COVID, we’re doing the whole thing outside,” he says. “We want to have fun and I wanted to continue this tradition, but we wanted to be aware and respectful of everything that’s going on.”