Having said that though, I read that there is a group of church people in the Cape who want to ban him. Oh dear to them I say, go to church and pray for yourselves, not for those of us who still look forward to having Santa in our lives (along with Ma Christmas and Elves and Fairies and Rudolph and Angels and Tinsle and all).

In connection with there being too many Santas in too many places, one of the shopping malls here allowed only one in the centre court of the mall, and he was busy like anything. I thought that was smart thinking by the mall management who had a sign near by saying (words to this effect) that this Santa was the official representative appointed directly from Lapland as due to the number of good children, Santa himself was too busy to get around the whole world in such a little time; and that Lapland hoped that all parents had taken note of the email circular sent earlier.

Perhaps Santa got an Apple for Christmas?

Cheers for the season to everybody,
Lestie
Johannesburg.