'Santa School' taught me how be a year-round professional Santa. Here's how I act with kids so they think I'm the real thing.

Dec 20 2022 by Business Insider

 
Michael Facherty was first asked to play Santa at his son's school. He realized he loved it.

Michael Facherty

Michael Facherty, 71, retired after a career in IT and now plays Santa year-round. He once traveled the UK with reindeer, delivering groceries to contest winners. He attended "Santa School," where he learned to say "merry Christmas" in several languages.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Michael Facherty, a 71-year-old professional Santa based in Henley, UK. It has...

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