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.
After a 50-year break, I have decided to send my Christmas present list to Santa again. Why Santa? Well he listens to good people and tries to get them what they want or need. I have lost faith in political leaders in so many countries and there are still a number of people that are ignoring the medical advice they get so I had to look a bit wider.
I tried Zooming Santa but there is quite a long list of one on one meeting requests and I am down for some time in 2031. I tried emailing him, but my Gmail wasn’t working.