One tradition that will most likely be cancelled without a second thought — although probably amid lots of sad tears — is visiting Santa at the local mall or the Christmas fair. After all, hundreds of kids sitting on Santa’s lap and leaning in close to breathe in the same space as a Santa who has come into contact with hundreds of kids, and then discuss what they want for Christmas seems like a super-spreader event manufactured by the guys at COVID headquarters. For that reason, Santa-mall visits are probably cancelled, and for good reason.But that doesn’t mean that our kids can’t visit Santa, at least in some way, during this COVID-infected-Christmas season. FreeConferenceCall.com, the service that you’ve probably used if you’re a working parent at any point in your career, has come through clutch by connecting little kids with Santa’s Hotline, an international calling service where kids can call Santa and leave a message for Santa Claus. While it’s not the same as interacting with the big white-bearded holiday symbol, kids can leave their Christmas list with him on the phone by calling 1-605-303-4000 and hear Santa greet them with holiday cheer. In a world as stressful, and upended, like ours, it’s good to know that there is at least some semblance of our normal traditions going on across the world.
