Santa Claus – Frankfort, Kentucky
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! It is so good to spend time with family and friends, not to mention all the delicious food!
And now it’s officially the Christmas Season! Santa will be very busy these next few weeks, supervising all the toy-making, and traveling around so I can visit with all my amazing friends!
Click on the “Where’s Santa” page to see a list of my public appearances. Check back often as I will be updating that list frequently! Hope to see you soon!
I hear it’s been a hot summer for many of you! We here at the North Pole have enjoyed steady temperatures of 32 degrees or below! Perfect for being in the Christmas Spirit!
I haven’t written a post on here for some time, and for that, I apologize. Last year was an extra busy year: so many toys to make, and so many children to visit! I cannot tell you how many millions of children made it onto my NICE list last year!
Now, this year, the Elves have already begun their toy-making, and I have begun my list-making! Mrs. Claus has been busy trying new cookie recipes in the kitchen. And best of all, I have been making arrangements to come visit many of you during the holiday season: to visit your schools, your downtown parades, light up festivals and so many more fun events. I hope to have my calendar of events posted real soon, so be on the lookout!
In the meantime, keep helping out your parents, do your best work at school, and do something nice for someone today. And remember: Santa Loves YOU!
Christmas 2020 was different. It was a time of staying home and staying healthy. Mrs. Claus and I were very concerned for the health and safety of children all around the world, but we were also sad to think we wouldn’t get to visit with everyone. That’s when we decided to invite everyone to our home at the North Pole…virtually!
What wonderful times we had! We were able to sit and chat with children and their families, see all the family pets, and hear so many wonderful Christmas wishes!
Now we look ahead to Christmas 2021. Things are improving; restrictions are lifting in many parts of the world, and it looks like most everything could be back to normal in time for the holidays! Santa and Mrs. Claus are fully vaccinated and looking forward to getting out and about to visit with everyone.
Just the other day, Mrs. Claus and I were talking. We were a little sad that we wouldn’t be having anyone visit us at the North Pole this year. But then I said “Why not? We can come out and visit with the children just like in years past, but why not also continue the virtual visits to our home and my workshop?”
So that is what we will do! This Christmas, you will indeed see Santa around your town – opening the Christmas season, in parades, sitting for pictures, at parties and celebrations. But you will also have the opportunity to visit with Santa virtually at special times throughout the Christmas season!!
In the coming weeks, I will write more about virtual visits and how you can be a part of them! So be on the lookout for upcoming posts!
Christmas 2021 may very well be the best one ever!!
From time to time, while Santa is out taking a break from his duties at the North Pole, he notices children who are being especially good! When this happens, Santa will give them this card:
Have you, or someone you know, received this card? Santa would LOVE to hear from you! Send Santa an email at SantaRalphKy@gmail.com … write me any questions you may have or just say hello to Santa and we can stay in touch!
Stay Nice!
Picture this (get it?): Santa walks into the YMCA Christmas Ball. A huge crowd is there, ready to dance the night away. There, in the lobby, is one very professional looking photography setup. At the helm of all this is Kat Palma, Professional Photographer out of Lexington, Kentucky, and as Santa soon found out, another one of the ‘greats’.
Throughout the evening, many of the over 800 guests stood in line, waiting to have their picture taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus, some even going through more than once! Kat was unflappable – making sure each guest got the perfect photo. Kat’s elves were nearby, printing out each photo so everyone could take a copy home!
I like a statement on Kat’s website: she refers to herself as a ‘stealth’ photographer – “…catching the moment when others are not watching. Providing my clients with beautiful images that freeze a moment in time for them to cherish for a lifetime is why I do this work”.
Kat, I know ALL the attendees at the YMCA Christmas Ball will cherish their images forever!
My oh my!! What an incredible Christmas season it was! Santa was able to spend time with so many of his friends, and the “Nice” list was longer than it’s ever been!
The elves outdid themselves this year, and the reindeer nailed all their take-offs and landings!
And the cookies….oh, the cookies were DELICIOUS!
While most of us at the North Pole are still enjoying our ‘long winter’s nap’, Santa wanted to be able to give big ‘thank yous’ to some of the fine folk who helped make this Christmas season extraordinary. So, over the next few days, I’ll be writing about them, and perhaps, if you see them during the year, you can add your thanks as well!
Hardly a day goes by that someone doesn’t ask me, “How is Mrs. Claus?”
Luckily for all of us, Mrs. Claus is doing just fine! Quite honestly, if it wasn’t for Mrs. Claus, Santa’s job would be so much harder! While Santa is busy at the North Pole, making sure all the toys will be ready for the big night, Mrs. Claus makes sure everything else is running in tip-top shape! Sometimes, Mrs. Claus attends parties, dances, and other fun activities with Santa, and sometimes, if Santa can’t make it to an event, Mrs. Claus will attend to gather the childrens’ good wishes and letters to Santa! After all, she is the love of Santa’s life! (Cookies coming in a close 2nd!)
Can you believe it?? Less than 6 months until the BIG NIGHT! Santa’s calendar is already filling up with parties and events. Keep watching this website, because soon Santa will be posting the dates and times you can Come See Santa!
Can you name all of Santa’s Reindeer? Their names 1st appeared in a poem almost 200 years ago! In 1823, the poem “A Visit From St. Nicholas” was published anonymously in the Troy, N.Y. Sentinel. While people have long thought that Clement Moore was the author of this poem, which ultimately became “Twas the Night Before Christmas”, lately, the thought is that a Dutch New Yorker named Henry Livingston wrote the poem.
Why is that, you might ask?
Well, in the original poem, the names of two of the reindeer were DUNDER and BLIXEM, which are the Dutch words for Thunder and Lightning. However, Clement Moore was German, and when he reprinted the poem in 1844, he changed those names to DONNER and BLITZEN, which are the German words for Thunder and Lightning.
So there you have it!
Now Dasher! Now, Dancer! Now, Prancer and Vixen!
On Comet! On Cupid! On Donner and Blitzen!
And of course, Rudolph, but his is a story for another time! Ho, ho ho!!!
