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Santa Claus Weighs In On 'Glaciergate'

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A story from Charlotte made its way through the national news cycle. It wasn’t over politics or global warming, but a Christmas display at SouthPark Mall. The massive traditional Christmas tree Santa usually visits families under was replaced with a glacier which sparked a social media uproar.

Santa Tim in the Hollywood Christmas parade.
Credit William Kidston

The tree is now back and the glacier is history, but there’s one perspective we haven’t heard from, Santa.

 

Sarah Delia spoke to Tim Connaghan orSanta Tim. Santa Tim has written about his experience as Santa, he's a member of the National Santa Hall of Fame, and he's the official Santa for the Hollywood Christmas parade

 

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Sarah Delia is a Senior Producer for Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins. Sarah joined the WFAE news team in 2014. An Edward R. Murrow Award-winning journalist, Sarah has lived and told stories from Maine, New York, Indiana, Alabama, Virginia and North Carolina. Sarah received her B.A. in English and Art history from James Madison University, where she began her broadcast career at college radio station WXJM. Sarah has interned and worked at NPR in Washington DC, interned and freelanced for WNYC, and attended the Salt Institute for Radio Documentary Studies.