Most people think they know about Santa, but my sister and I were lucky enough to grow up with him. It was December and a co-worker happened to have a Santa suit in his car, so my dad said yes, and as they say, the rest was history. Courtesy of Melissa MelnickWhen the doctors told my dad that he had pancreatic cancer, he listened quietly. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementIn the days after the get-together, I realized something important: My dad isn’t Santa because he wears the suit, he wears the suit because he is Santa. The author (left) with mom (right), sister and dad at the celebration of his 50th year playing Santa.

Source: Huffington Post December 07, 2025 16:24 UTC