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Like so much else, visits with Santa go virtual due to Covid published : 21 Dec 2020 at 12:45 14 John Sullivan, an 81-year-old Santa from Streamwood, Illinois, has shifted to all virtual visits for the first time in his 30-year Santa career. CHICAGO: As the pandemic rages, children's visits with Santa Claus are going virtual -- to protect both them and the men in high-risk groups who dress up as old St Nick. "I'm not fooling around with the pandemic," said Joe Harkins, an 87-year-old Santa from Jersey City, New Jersey. "I'm not going to ri...

Children's visits with Santa Claus are going virtual - to protect both them and the men in high-risk groups who dress up as old St Nick. Joe Harkins, like many of his brothers-in-red, has taken his winter gig online, opting to swap in-person visits for virtual ones. Some believe the virtual visits will still appeal to families even after the pandemic is behind us. As the pandemic rages, children's visits with Santa Claus are going virtual - to protect both them and the men in high-risk groups who dress up as old St Nick. "I'm not fooling around with the pandemic," said Joe Harkins, an 87-year...

MORE During his online visits, Santa Ed appears from the North Pole with the shimmering Aurora Borealis appearing through the windows of his digital background designed by his wife. Going virtual this year has allowed him to more than quadruple the number of visits he usually has — from 100 or so to in excess of 400. Photo courtesy of Ed Taylor. Shoppers are loaded with a mix of packages and strollers as they navigate the central courtyard of Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga. The outdoor mall is festooned with all the trappings: wreaths, garland...