Tis The Season

01/15/2024

This is a fantastic advertising opportunity!!!

12/24/2023

I know tonight's a big night, but I won't miss this. Who's YOUR team... the Ravens or the winners?

12/19/2023

12/17/2023

One of the vendors I met at the HorrorCon SideShow at the NJ Convention and Expo Center in Edison, NJ this weekend. Check 'em out!!

Pop Culture Inspired Bath, Body & Home Products Created by a Nerdy Alchemist

12/10/2023

Santa made a few friends on the train coming back from NYC. The Santa vibe was so strong all day. It was amazing!! They asked me to come visit them, so I stopped by, took a few pictures, and headed home. Thanks, ladies, for a great time...

12/09/2023

This looks pretty cool...

Experience the magic of the North Pole without leaving the city!

12/09/2023

So, I forgot...
While I'm at my event today at Lincoln Center,
SantaCon is happening!!
Santa is EVERYWHERE!!

12/09/2023

Some pics from a few recent gigs.

12/08/2023

Visited the AKC Museum of the Dog in NYC recently and made a few friends. Here's one of the pics from that day.

12/08/2023

Hey guys...message my head elf,
Chrissy Rejrat-Batista,if you wanna
go get a little "Grinchy" this Sunday.

12/07/2023

This is amazing!!

I never knew the true origin of Rudolph. How beautiful! A quick read…🎄❤️🎄🦌

As the holiday season of 1938 came to Chicago, Bob May wasn’t feeling much comfort or joy. A 34-year-old ad writer for Montgomery Ward, May was exhausted and nearly broke. His wife, Evelyn, was bedridden, on the losing end of a two-year battle with cancer. This left Bob to look after their four-year old-daughter, Barbara.

One night, Barbara asked her father, “Why isn’t my mommy like everybody else’s mommy?” As he struggled to answer his daughter’s question, Bob remembered the pain of his own childhood. A small, sickly boy, he was constantly picked on and called names. But he wanted to give his daughter hope, and show her that being different was nothing to be ashamed of. More than that, he wanted her to know that he loved her and would always take care of her. So he began to spin a tale about a reindeer with a bright red nose who found a special place on Santa’s team. Barbara loved the story so much that she made her father tell it every night before bedtime. As he did, it grew more elaborate. Because he couldn’t afford to buy his daughter a gift for Christmas, Bob decided to turn the story into a homemade picture book.

In early December, Bob’s wife died. Though he was heartbroken, he kept working on the book for his daughter. A few days before Christmas, he reluctantly attended a company party at Montgomery Ward. His co-workers encouraged him to share the story he’d written. After he read it, there was a standing ovation. Everyone wanted copies of their own. Montgomery Ward bought the rights to the book from their debt-ridden employee. Over the next six years, at Christmas, they gave away six million copies of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer to shoppers. Every major publishing house in the country was making offers to obtain the book. In an incredible display of good will, the head of the department store returned all rights to Bob May. Four years later, Rudolph had made him into a millionaire.

Now remarried with a growing family, May felt blessed by his good fortune. But there was more to come. His brother-in-law, a successful songwriter named Johnny Marks, set the uplifting story to music. The song was pitched to artists from Bing Crosby on down. They all passed. Finally, Marks approached Gene Autry. The cowboy star had scored a holiday hit with “Here Comes Santa Claus” a few years before. Like the others, Autry wasn’t impressed with the song about the misfit reindeer. Marks begged him to give it a second listen. Autry played it for his wife, Ina. She was so touched by the line “They wouldn’t let poor Rudolph play in any reindeer games” that she insisted her husband record the tune.

Within a few years, it had become the second best-selling Christmas song ever, right behind “White Christmas.” Since then, Rudolph has come to life in TV specials, cartoons, movies, toys, games, coloring books, greeting cards and even a Ringling Bros. circus act. The little red-nosed reindeer dreamed up by Bob May and immortalized in song by Johnny Marks has come to symbolize Christmas as much as Santa Claus, evergreen trees and presents. As the last line of the song says, “He’ll go down in history.”🎵🎶

12/03/2023

#12 on my list of
"OMG SANTA MOMENTS"
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So, this little girl comes up to me today and says her grandmother wants a new grandson for Christmas. THE ROOM WENT SILENT. 😮 🫢 😲 Everyone looks at me and I said the only thing I could say in a moment like that...
"Well, I'll see what I can do."

12/01/2023

After an awesome photo session tonight, I stopped on my way home for the obligatory Zero Sugar Orange Gatorade. Still dressed up, I expected some double takes and at least a few comments. What made my night, though, was a woman who asked if we could FaceTime her daughter. Of course, I agreed and when this little girl saw me she just lit up!! She was so excited, ran to get a Santa figurine and proceeded to talk my ear off for a good 20 minutes... and I enjoyed every one.
I explained to the woman what I was doing and she seemed thrilled when I told her there were still some spots available for home visits before I gotta head back to the North Pole.
She took my info (dot.cards/tistheseason) and we said our goodbyes. All in all, I have to say...

'Tis The Season

11/26/2023

Even Santa has a boss. I may spread joy, cheer, love, and the holiday spirit, but Jesus is the reason for the season. By His grace, I am able to do what I do.

11/26/2023

Stop by and say hi. And... pancakes 🥞

11/26/2023

Unfortunately, I will not be appearing in Morganville, NJ. Instead, I will be at the IHOP in Manahhwkin on 12/23 from 9am-12pm!! Also adding a location in Somerset. Come get your pancake on!!!!

11/19/2023

🚀 Show some love by liking, sharing, and dropping your thoughts in the comments! Your support means the world to us! 💙

11/16/2023

To ALL my friends who are SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS:

Post ONE picture of an item you sell, or something that represents your business, or about a service you provide.😃

⚠️ NO Prices... NO Links... JUST a pic ⚠️

If my friends are interested, they’ll contact you.

*ONLY ONE RULE*

You MUST RE-POST this on your timeline immediately after posting your photos....or I will delete your photo.

It’s almost gift giving season and I would rather help a small business/family than a large corporation ❤️

11/09/2023

Spending today promoting
'Tis The Season. Sitting in Franklin for the moment, taking a lunch break.
Happy Thursday!! ❤️ 🎅

11/08/2023

Well,it looks like Santa finally got busy. Who knew? Guns n Roses had it right ...just a little patience. Thanks to God and all my elves for pointing me in the right directions.

11/06/2023

I don't like to jinx myself and that may be exactly what I'm doing, but I can't help it. Without saying too much, I offer you this... simply because I must let SOMETHING out into the Santaverse.

11/06/2023

I want to give a shout out to the new friends I made today at the St. Stan's Car Show & Vendor Fair in Sayreville. These guys are masters at their crafts and I'm so glad I got to meet them. Go check out their websites, follow them on FB & Instagram, and you can thank me later.

10/27/2023

Santa's gonna be hangin' out in Clifton, NJ for Clifton High Schools Holiday Flea Market & Gift Fair. Stop by and check out all the cool stuff for sale, stock up on Christmas gifts, and get your picture taken with the big guy himself!!!