WELLS, Maine — The kindly old man with a white beard and an honest-to-goodness twinkle in his pale-blue eyes welcomes me into his cozy home and I immediately know I’m in the right place. The Maine ...

PAXTON — Joe Spinelli wears a real Santa beard today. An embarrassing experience with a curious child five years ago made sure of that. "One little kid pulled the (fake) beard," Spinelli recalled of ...

Mark Schaecher began his Santa career with a fake beard and a rented suit, but he now grows his bushy, white beard year-round.

Among a sea of Santas, Roger Schramm stands out. It might be the deep red velvety suit. It might be the jingle bells hanging from his hip, or the goodies he keeps on hand to give out to "boys and ...

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Michael Sellers, a marketing professional in higher education, performs as Santa in the Boston area. When I decided to become Santa seven months ago, it wasn’t born out of a desire to play a role or ...