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This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Catherine Harvey, a 52-year-old professional Santa service provider who works in London but lives in Milton Keynes, England.

Gerring's site, called Michigan Association of Professional Santas, or MAPS, can only be accessed by members. And to become one, you must usually be recommended by another Santa. "For those who ...

Diabetes, breathing problems, you name it,” Stephen Arnold, a 70-year-old professional Santa, told the Times. “So we all have to exercise an abundance of caution. And to do that, we are ...

And that's a decision to make with Mommy and Daddy. 'You don't look like the other Santa I saw' Sometimes kids will come up and say, "You're different from the other Santa Claus I saw," and I'll ...