Life Behind the Beard: Professional Santas Tell All About Their Jobs. ... What advice would you give to anyone who wants to get into the store-Santa game? Grow a real beard!

Aspiring professional Santa Clauses attend Santa Claus school to learn how to stand out. ... Being Santa Claus doesn't come cheap — one Santa pays $750 to import his beard from Switzerland.

16 years ago, D. Sinclair, 53, was at an insurance license renewal course taught by a mall Santa. Black Santas were in demand, according to the teacher, so Sinclair started growing out his beard ...

Some Santas naturally look like Old Saint Nick, and others have stepped up to fit the part. Hire Santa’s poll found that 52.6% of Santas already had a beard, and 47.4% grew a beard just for the gig.

But this is his first year as a “professional Santa.” Mind you, ... But because he’s a big guy and has a bushy white beard, he still gets calls to do Santa for some of the board’s clients.

Tom Dubreuil, a professional Santa and owner of Dear Santa, takes photos with Luka Aro, 19 months, on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in Bethlehem. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call) ...

A professional Santa from Nottinghamshire has shared the truth behind 'one of the best jobs ever'. Jack Griffin, 26, from Gotham, has described what it is like to work as a paid Father Christmas ...