The Santa Claus Oath An oath that many professional performers honor.

I, along with my peers worldwide, have taken, and solemnly adhere to the spirit and application of this oath.  The general public cannot realize the onus and/or the joy and privilege of becoming a lifelong memory for loving families or trusting children.  Fewer events in life can measure up to seeing the pure wonder in a youngster’s eyes, or the unmitigated delight in the eyes of a senior with his or her memories of youth and magic.  Equal to such heartwarming delights are the heartbreaking ones.  Encountering terminally ill pediatric patients who do not ask for his or her health, but rather to see Mommy happy again; or a child who wants nothing more than for Daddy or Mommy to come home from deployment overseas.  In recent years, with the parents’ help, Santa was able to have Dad on Skype to enjoy the entire visit with his family, AND on another most wonderful occasion, Dad was wrapped in a giant box like a present on the front porch to surprise his children for Christmas.  The kids may not yet know that Christmas is not about getting fun stuff; they will learn that all too soon.  It is my calling, and my duty to instill in their young minds that the idea isn't a bad one, but it is not the only one.  Caring for your family and your friends is equally important, if not more so.  The spirit of the season lends itself to hope and love.  Learning that being loved is the greatest gift of all.  Letting kids know they are whole people, and reminding senior citizens they are still people are just two of the gifts I am given during the Christmas holiday.  Santa is a lifestyle that I endeavor to practice all year round.  It’s the best gig I have ever had.