Naughty & Nice at SantaCon
If you are fond of the big guy in the red suit, you would have been rubbing your eyes in disbelief if you were in New York City on December 11, 2010. Jolly ole St. Nick was running rampant through the town, dining in restaurants, hanging out in the park and leading a parade among other things. Passers by must have thought they were seeing double, triple, quadruple and more because there were so many guys in Santa Suits on the scene.
This gathering of white-bearded, jovial types was actually a mass gathering of folks in Santa Claus costumes just having a good time. Officially called “SantaCon,” this event is not your typical holiday festivity. Instead, SantaCon brings out the eccentric, naughty and unconventional Santas along with a few of the traditional types.
SantaCon takes place all over New York City and involves a lot of walking from bar to restaurant, park to playground, boutique to shopping mall. One of the requirements to participate in this active Santa convention is that you must wear a Santa costume or some other costume resembling part of the holiday brethren – elves, reindeer, candy canes, Christmas trees and more. Past participants suggest that you add comfy shoes to your Christmas costume because there is lots of walking!
If you are looking for a holiday costume for SantaCon next year, there are many options at online costume shops. From the storybook Santa we all remember from out childhood and the cozy, cookie-baking Ms. Santa Claus, you’ll be marking your list and checking it twice. There are also plenty of alternative holiday costumes that would work for SantaCon such as sexy Santa helpers, candy cane cuties, snowmen, the Grinch and more. Don’t forget costume accessories such as padded Santa bellies, drawstring sacks for toys, faux beards and white wigs, and wire-rim spectacles that will help show off that twinkle in your eye.
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At the Santa School, Santas-in-training learn the finer points of exuding the essence of Santa, learn grooming tips and costume hints, and also learn practical things such as “sit down in a parade float” and “always have pepperminty breath”. Playing Santa Claus can be a good gig, if you can get it! Some of the Santa graduates have reported making $20,000 in just one six-week season of sitting at the mall, posing for pictures and listening to 15,000 or so children describe their toy wishes – ho! ho! ho!
If you think you can pass for a Santa and can’t make it to Santa School, grab a Santa Costume and work on your moves. Can you lay a finger aside of your nose, can you make your eyes twinkle and belly jiggle like a bowlful of jelly? Aside from the traditional red Santa costume which is the official uniform of a Santa, there are all types of accessories that can help you with your mission to Babbo Natale, Father Christmas, Pere Noel or St. Nick. From a “Santa belly” that is like a padded pillow to slip under your Santa costume, or faux beards, wigs and black boots, you’ll be instantly recognizable by children of all ages (from 2 to 102) who still believe!
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