WELLS, Maine — The kindly old man with a white beard and an honest-to-goodness twinkle in his pale-blue eyes welcomes me into his cozy home and I immediately know I’m in the right place. The Maine ...

Mark Schaecher began his Santa career with a fake beard and a rented suit, but he now grows his bushy, white beard year-round.

Santa Claus embodies mystery and wonder for children, and Randy Campbell wants to keep that alive. Campbell, a zone manager for the University of Virginia’s Facilities Management, has portrayed Santa ...

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Michael Sellers, a marketing professional in higher education, performs as Santa in the Boston area. When I decided to become Santa seven months ago, it wasn’t born out of a desire to play a role or ...