'Tis the Season

It’s Santa time, everyone! Back in the old days, there was only one Santa and he was only seen on Christmas Eve. And that was only if you were supremely lucky enough to spot him coming down your chimney or eating the cookies left out for him. Then he got so popular he had to branch out. Through some magical winter phenomenon, or possibly exposure to secret toxic chemicals, Santa began to multiply.

Santas appeared in shopping malls, in front of businesses waving bells and collecting donations, at schools and hospitals. Then he broke into the big time and appeared on the big screen and television.

Every year, there are increasingly larger numbers of Santa sightings. How about joining the fun? Join a Santa event or, even better, start your own.

Santa Run or Walk. Join a bunch of fit Santas out for a 5 or 10K run/walk or a get a group of Santas together for a bar-hopping walk.

Santa Ride. Hook up with your local bike club and peddle through the streets of town or out on the trails. Decorate your bikes with lights and ornaments or make them up to look like reindeer and go for it. Or do the Santa Ride on a motorcycle. Nothing says Christmas time better than a group Biker-Santa’s cruising the highways.



Santa Theme Party. Invite a bunch of your favorite Santas for some dance floor fun or rocking-out Kris Kringle style. Whether it be at a club, bar, or house you’ll have a blast with all the sexy and fun Santa variations that show up. No better way to heat up the holiday nights.



Santa Paddle Out. All you water-loving Santa’s out there, grab your wetsuits and Santa hats and hit the water, whether it be to surf, stand up paddle, or kayak. The sleigh isn’t only ride Santa enjoys.

Santa Date. Take your favorite mistletoe partner our for a jolly good time. Whether it’s dinner and a movie or a more creative date, you’re fun-meter will be at the top dressed as Mr. and Mrs. Claus for the night.

Tree tossing Santa at Santacon Santa Barbara.

If you've got your Chistmas spirit all stirred up, ready to go, and you're just looking for a Santa event to join, then hop on over to the Santarchy and Santacon site. Here you will find all sorts of events, all over the world, where a bunch of Santas get together for a good time, be it a pub crawl, and city invasion, a very merry party, or a tree toss.

Time to get Christmassy

It’s now one month until Christmas. I remember the days when the Christmas season began the day after Thanksgiving. My mom always hit the big After-Thanksgiving sales. She was up before dawn and off to the Del Amo Fashion Mall in Torrance, California, along with her partner-in-crime, my aunt. At about this same time Christmas tree lots opened up and Christmas lights were hung. It was tradition. These were the things that kicked off the Christmas season.

Nowadays I’ve noticed a change. Christmas things appear in stores on Halloween day. They can’t even wait for November 1st. I was in a store on Halloween day, and they had all their Halloween things on clearance and in their places were Christmas displays of all sorts.

At our retail costume store, we actually keep Christmas costumes out all year long. You wouldn’t believe how many people buy a Christmas costume to use as their Halloween costume. I don’t blame them either. The Christmas costumes are very cute and fun.

Even our mannequins have been eyeballing the Christmas costumes for the last week. So we dressed them up for the Christmas season. They are at the front of the store, ready to greet all who enter.


Now the BIG question:
What are you wearing to celebrate the Christmas season?? There are so many choices – a huge variety of Santa hats, super-sexy costumes for private parties, fun Christmas costumes for parties, Santa and Elf costumes for more traditional events. I always pull out my loooooong Santa Hat during this season. I had a necklace that was mini-Christmas lights that flashed. I loved that necklace, but alas, it bit the dust, and I never replaced it. Santa hats from a favorite sports team is always a good way to go. Or maybe just some nice Christmassy accessory.

Don’t be all bah-humbuggy this Christmas season. Find a costume or hat or something that works for you and have add a little merriness to your mon