Word: santas
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...dahrlin' little Uyrish priest. How the Grinch Stole Christmas will forever be the best TV Christmas special, with Boris Karloff's witty, warm and touching narration (I always cry). It's a Wonderful Life is not--to--be missed Capra (if you like Capra). I once saw something called Santa Claus Versus the Martians, which is at least novel. Different versions of A Christmas Carol--I still like the Mr. Magoo one the best. Gone with the Wind will be on again, which isn't too Christmassy, but neither is Invasion of the Body Snatchers...
...What looks like a sidewalk Santa, sounds like a sidewalk Santa, panhandles like a sidewalk Santa, but isn't, according to some, a legitimate sidewalk Santa? Why, a Hare Krishna Santa, of course. This year, Hare Krishna Santa, have stepped up their campaign, perhaps bolstered by the demise of Volunteers of America Santas in Boston. But they are not always well-received by people on the street who think the Krishna Clauses misrepresent themselves and take money away from more established charities like the Salvation Army. Last Saturday, the Krishna Claus working Park Square seemed to be doing fairly well...
...hell, I can't review everything, I have my own Christmas cheer to ingest. And, no, Donna Summer does not have a disco version of Jingle Bells--Jingle, gasp, oh, oh, a, eee, bells, Jingle, screech bells--out, so rest easy. Put in a good word with the Santa on the comer for me, but make sure he isn't from one of those cults first
...miracle of 34th Street this year is cloning. Macy's has four Santas going at once. Western Temporaries, an employment agency in Framingham, boasts a crops of twelve. The Volunteers of America, who have discontinued their sidewalk Santa line in Boston, maintain as many as fifty of the bell-ringing clones in New York; this past weekend, I counted eight...
...Sidewalk Santas solicit contributions for their sponsors. Department store Santas not only draw shoppers into the stores--a sort of human loss leader--but also will be photographed with little Johnny or Jenny, for a fee. Lord and Taylor in Boston offers breakfast with Santa for two dollars; Filene's Santa will great you over dinner in the Filene's Greenery...