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How St. Nicholas Came to Be

The story of the Dowerless Daughters adapted by Santa Mike RVA. Many, many years ago a father lived with his three daughters. Their mother had died giving birth to the youngest daughter. Although the father worked very hard, they were still quite poor. He knew that it would be best for all three daughters to …

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Santa: Then and Now

It’s National Puzzle Day!

Happy New Year!

The 2020 Season

At the beginning of 2020, no one could quite have predicted that we would be in the midst of a world-wide pandemic. While Santa has survived many things in his more than 1700 years, the challenges for keeping both children and Santa safe were evident, but not insurmountable. Santa Mike made a decision early on …

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Children Will Listen

Careful the things you sayChildren will listen Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim Think children aren’t paying attention to everything around them when they’re going to see Santa? Don’t be deceived. Children are very perceptive and you may find that a small side commment will stay with a child forever. It was almost fifty years …

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Are Virtual Visits Really New?

While Christmas is still almost six months away, Santa, along with his bearded helpers like Santa Mike RVA, is busy preparing for the season. But what will 2020 look like in terms of Santa visits? With COVID-19 on everyone’s mind, lots of discussion is happening in the Santa community. How will visits be done? WILL …

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