A red suit with white trim and a silky beard have long been Santa’s trademark style, but the jolly figure bringing holiday cheer around the world comes in many guises, much like the varied shapes and sizes of the Christmas presents he bears reut.rs/34bihSL 1/7 
'My Christmas message to the world is to be kinder to everyone in a time when we are so isolated,' said Oliver Levi-Malouf, 22, who performs as a drag queen Santa at The Imperial Hotel in Sydney 2/7
'While you're at it, do something nice for a total stranger,' is the advice of Dana Friedman, who has been a Santa since wanting to hearten first responders and their families after the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York
3/7
3/7
'I’ve never heard of a Christmas where Santa Claus didn’t appear,' says Japanese mambo musician Paradise Yamamoto, who has been a Santa for 23 years, and takes an annual certification test he says is no walk in the park
4/7
4/7
'I will not visit children who do not respect their mother and father, who have not taken care of themselves during COVID,' warns children’s theatre actor and director Alejandro Zelayaran. He will don a face shield when he distributes gifts at an orphanage in Mexico City 5/7
'Get on the phone, send messages, it doesn’t cost much with the internet,' says Limachem Cherem who runs a school for Santas in Rio de Janeiro. He will be spending more time in a studio this month, raising children’s spirits with recorded messages and live video chats 6/7
From Lebanon to Nigeria, Santas unite in a year decimated by the coronavirus pandemic. Here are Christmas wishes from around the world reut.rs/3gR6tdu 7/7
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
