Behind The Velvet Curtain With A Retail Santa
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on December 15, 2008
Whitney Houston is singing, “Hark! Are the Bells; Sweet Silver Bells,” on the boom box.Two Christmas trees bow with oversized red globes, pyramids of beckoning but empty gifts on their skirts. Wreaths, snowflakes and Peace on Earth plaques line the promenade to the Santa altar. And the throne? A Neptune-esque red velvet upholstered mountain with griffins and other phantasmagoria carved into its gold arms and back.
Nor will these kids lack electronic records of their every smile, candy cane, new hat and new tooth from these 21st century parents with ever ready cameras and even video cameras.
As with all “Santa opportunities” the longer parents spend dressing their baby in its red or pink holiday outfit for a pose with Santa for Christmas cards, the more likely said baby is to erupt in wounded paroxysms of abandonment at its thirty second exile on Santa’s lap. One lady had two infants dressed in their holiday best for a crying photo.
But there are also kids who run right up to Santa and hug him–no doubts about his authenticity or magnanimous personality for these believers!–and climb right up on his lap.
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