Tonight was my first appearance on the main stage inside Santa’s Village at the James Island County Park Holiday Festival of Lights. Overall it was a magical night. I don’t know how many children and families got their pictures taken with me tonight, and some of tonight went by so fast that it was a blur; but there were other moments that I will cherish for many years to come. So many children came on to the stage and rushed to give me a hug. Some children started off too shy to talk only to give me a big hug before leaving.
Three children (all siblings) brought me their Christmas lists. The two girls handed me their lists, which appeared to be written on scrap paper, while their brother had three pages torn out of a notebook. I will keep these lists and remember the experience fondly. For one night I got to step out of “the real world” and enter one where magic really does exist. A world where children can ask for anything they want - like the little girl who said all she wanted was for people to nice to each other and for people to love one another; and they can ask Santa those burning questions - like where’s Rudolph! A world where Santa may be the biggest attraction, but the children are the real celebrities. A world where the ugliness of “the real world” simply doesn’t exist. It’s a world where Christopher ceases to exist in what feels like an instant as he is transformed into Santa Clause. It’s a world where no kid is too big or too small. It’s a world that I can’t wait to go back to!
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