Additional reporting by Jackie Way
“The hardest thing about being a Santa is tonight, Christmas Eve,” Santa Jerry said. “It comes to a close.”
Because once the new year comes and the holiday spirits die, Santa Jerry brushes out his unusually short white beard and takes off the black leather boots, fleecy red coat, pants, hat and gloves. When the final garment falls off, Santa Jerry is no longer Santa.
Click below to hear the grueling, mind bending yet stirring details of Santa Jerry’s career.
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Music: A Storm At Eilean Mor by Jon Luc Hefferman, Pizza y nieve by L.D.I., Freedom Drops by Ari de Niro and The Soft Glow of Christmas Lights by Will Bangs
