Santa's News Room

Welcome to the SantaHollywood.com / RealSantas.com Newsroom offering current and past news articles.

If you need to contact someone regarding a news story, an interview or photo session, please email us at Santa@SantaHollywood.com or call us on our Sleigh Phone at: (714) 812-9777.  Thank you.

News Releases

March 11, 2007

December 15, 2006

Jolly Entrepreneurs Are Well-Matched to Play Santa - Three special Santas who have made a career of being Santa

Sept. 17, 2006

LA TIMES - Workshop helps Santas hone their ho-ho-hos -  Santa Clauses Come to Town - "Today is just the tip of the iceberg," workshop organizer Tim Connaghan told audience members,

December 26, 2005 - 

 NPR's Good Morning Blues  - Philip Graitcer of Atlanta Station WRFG, and frequent 'features' contributor to NPR radio, reports on "How Santa gets that beard so White!"  

December 20, 2005 - 

London Times - How to become a real Santa Claus - A London Reporter offers information and details on becoming a good Santa.

December 18, 2005 - 

Chicago Tribune - "Helping the little shavers maintain faith in Santa" - A report on what how the AORBS and Santa work to continue the traditions and image of Santa Claus

December 18, 2005 - 

Chicago Tribune - "And here comes Santa Claus -- straight from the salon" - What some Santas must go through to get that wonderful white beard.

November 27, 2005 - 

Long Beach Press Telegram - Lakewood's Own Santa  -   Tim Connaghan is a Veritable One-Man Kris Kringle Industry.

November 1, 2005 - 

AORBS Fall 2005 Newsletter - Announcement of Annual Convention, New Santa Ring and updates on the organization.

August 24, 2005 -

Atlanta Journal Constitution - "Jolly Bunch goes Extra Mile for Job"  - Over 100 Santas, Mrs. Claus, and Santa Helpers attend 3rd Annual 1-day Santa Workshop hosted by SantaAtlanta.com

August 22, 2005 -

St. Petersburg Florida Times - "The Business of being Jolly" - 45 Santas, Mrs. Claus and Santa Helpers converged in Tampa for the first Florida Santa Workshop.

August 22, 3005 -

Tampa Tribune - "Santas Gather for Refresher Courses"  - Another Story on the Tampa Workshop, which was hosted by Koz-Mo Entertainment Services.  The story also ran in the Potomac News, Virginia and the Star-Exponent, Culpepper, VA..

July 22, 2005 -  

Orange County Register - "SANTA'S SECRETS - Santa Ana marketing pro and St. Nick look-alike Tim Connaghan teaches the business of being the jolly old elf"    (Main section, Front Page Story and four photos on IUSC workshop in Southern California)

July 21, 2005 -  

Placentia New-Times - "CHRISTMAS IN JULY - Tim Connaghan coaches his pupils at the daylong international University of Santa Claus in San Dimas."     (Front Page Photo of Santa Tim teaching class. Photo was lead into story about Santa Fred Minter attending workshop taught by Santa Tim."

July 18, 2005 -  

North County Times/San Diego - Santa sightings liven summer picnic in Encinitas

May 28, 2005 - 

Santa at Coney Island for the Salvation Army

December 24, 2004 -

Los Angeles Times - "Job's getting jolly difficult, professional Santas find."   Features photo of Santa Tim and Interviews with him and other Santas.

December 24, 2004 -

NPR Radio -Morning Edition show featured a segment with NPR correspondent, Scott Horsley who reported on Christmas Eve being the business night of the year.  He interviewed a few Santas working in Malls and interviewed, Santa Tim Connaghan, Executive Director of the AORBS and President of RealSantas.com.   You can hear Scott Horsley's report by going to the NPR web site at:  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4242990

December 14, 2004 -

 Pasadena Star News & Long Beach Press-Telegram  "There's tough sledding ahead for aspiring Santa Clauses

November 29, 2004 -

Pittsburgh Tribune - "Flu could be Santas' lump of coal!"  Santa Tim is one of a few who are interviewed regarding Santas' need to get flu shots.

November 23, 2004 -

St. Augustein Times - "Tis the Season.  Santa Tim says Get A Head Start on the Holidays!"

November 20, 2004 -

Ontario Business Press -- Go ahead, pull this Santa's whiskers

November 11, 2004 -

Photo Sharing - "Handy Hints for Families Visiting Santa -- from a 'Real' Santa "

July 10, 2004 -

 RealSantas.com announces Five national workshops as part of 3rd year for the International University of Santa Claus.  First of the Five workshops to be held at USC on Saturday, July 17, 2004.

May 15, 2003 -

RealSantas.com announces International University of Santa Claus (IUSC) Symposium to be held at University of Southern California (USC) on July 19, 2003.

May 1, 2003 -

RealSantas.com announces publication of "Behind the Red Suit: - The Business of Santa," a special how-to book for Real Santas and Santa's Helpers. Books on Sale now with Release set for June 15.

Jan 22, 2001-

Red Suit Recollections - Santa's: Messengers of the Christmas spirit trade tales poignant and silly as they look back on another holiday season.   By LAURA WIDES.  Reprinted from the Los Angeles Times,