For 28 Years, Carl Anderson Has Heard It All As Santa Claus

[bijou]

For the past 28 years, Anderson, known by most as "Santa" or "Mr. Claus," has welcomed child after child up on his knee to whisper their holiday wishes in his ear.

But this year, Anderson decided to turn his years of stories -- which up until now he has recorded in nearly 30 journals -- into a blog: Santasays.org.

"For years, when kids have said something I want to be sure to remember, I've jotted it down," said Anderson, 57. "Of course they think I'm writing down that they want this doll or that truck but I'm not."

"Some of the things they say are so touching or so funny," he said.

He's heard from little girls who want their parents to get back together, and little boys who promise to leave him Cheetos and beer, instead of milk and cookies on Christmas Eve.

"One little girl gave me her list and said that she wanted a little chair for a little desk so that she could write a little diarrhea," he said. "Of course she meant diary, but the misspeaks are pretty funny sometimes."

Anderson says he realized on his very first day of work that being Santa wasn't always going to be easy.

"The first words I heard from a child was, 'Daddy left us and moved and so I guess he doesn't love us anymore,'" remembers Anderson.  ...

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/santa-claus-twenty-years-blogs-kids-dreams/story?id=12459301&page=1

[thundley4]

I read some of the stories on his blog.  I posted the link to it on Facebook.

[compaqxp]

Cool, I'm going to have to check that site out.

[longview]

Fun reading at his blog.  He really seems to enjoy the gig.