2020 was the year of politics and pandemics. Even professional Santas weren t immune.
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Shelby, 4, (l-r), Delaney, 2, Lacey, 7, and Steven Dolgener have their photo taken with Santa before doing their last minute shopping at Memorial City Mall Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Houston.Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Santa relaxes after a long night of bringing toys to all the good girls and boys. This is the eighth year that Clem Webb has brought Santa to Beaumont for Santa By Appointment. Photo made on December 22, 2020. Fran Ruchalski/The EnterpriseFran Ruchalski, The Enterprise / The EnterpriseShow MoreShow Less
David Baugh became Santa in the same way Lana Turner became an actress: He was discovered. He had been out shopping at a Kroger one day four years ago when a man walked up to him and said, “You’d make a
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Joe Pecchia of Boardman, Ohio, who likes to call himself Jolly Santa Joe, attends events as Santa Claus during the Christmas season, often accompanied by his wife. topical alert featured top story Delivering the spirit of Christmas Santa s helpers are part of the season s magic
By MICHAEL ROKNICK Herald Business Editor Dec 24, 2020
ERIC POOLE | Herald
Joe Pecchia of Boardman, Ohio, who likes to call himself Jolly Santa Joe, attends events as Santa Claus during the Christmas season, often accompanied by his wife.
In his years as a Santaâs helper, Joe Pecchia has discovered that â sometimes, if only rarely â a child gets a present that even Santa Claus canât top.