C A Mc Craw asked:


While history has done a fairly good job presenting the established depiction of Santa Claus as the chubby, jolly, old, bearded man in a red suit, there has been little done to create a clear picture about the character and nature of Mrs. Claus. While she is generally seen as a loving, supportive, and kind women, many people are unsure what is the real personality and character surrounding this true leading lady?

Innovative and adventurous young people have begun to portray “Ms.” Claus as a hip, sexy, and enthusiastic helper to the great Saint Nick. There are a wide variety of costumes and suits available to Santa’s favorite helper, including basic red suits with short skirts and sleek boots. Interesting accessories, including stylish belts and hats add to the fun.

Many still like to think of Mrs. Claus as the traditional homemaker who displays elegance and glamour and gives great calm to Santa and his helpers during the stressful Christmas season. Traditional Mrs. Claus Christmas gowns and costumes are readily available for those wanting to maintain a classic look for the wife of Santa Claus.

Christmas costumes allow people to give great life to classic characters. Mrs. Claus is often overshadowed by her husband. After all, Santa is viewed as a jolly old man who flies around with eight reindeer on Christmas Eve night, spreading joy and cheer and giving great gifts to children. As many women suggest, however, behind every good man is a great woman.

Most Christmas movies and television shows tend to show Mrs. Claus as a loving, nurturing, traditional wife. With all the time and effort that Santa and his helpers put into making Christmas a great time of year, Mrs. Claus must be the stabilizing presence at the North Pole. She prepares and hosts the Christmas Eve meal for Santa and all his helpers before the work of the night begins.

While the entertainment world has stuck to the classic presentation of jolly old Saint Nick and his elderly and elegant wife, many adventurous, young women have chosen to give “Ms.” Claus a more youthful persona. With sleek and sexy suits that would make “Mrs.” Claus blush, young women have created an interesting new take on Santa’s lady that conveys excitement, energy, adventure, fun, and enthusiasm.

Whether a woman chooses to give Lady Claus a traditional and elegant look or a young and adventurous personality, she must do so in style and with a high quality Christmas costume. There are many cheap options available that can give someone the basic look of the mother of Christmas. But, fashion conscious women realize that quality fabric, trendy styles, and glamorous accessories can take a plain Mrs. Claus and make her shine as Santa’s right hand woman.



Davis

Phillip Longmire asked:

It is very hard to escape the news articles on the rising obesity problem throughout the world. Everywhere you turn there is new data about how many fat people we have in the world. It would seem everyone everywhere is trying to be healthier. Its been so front and center that I have had enough information to report on for the past three months at Fitness Village. I fully understand the dangers and problems that arise from obesity. However, does that mean that Santa Claus needs to thin down?

Recently Santa Claus has come under fire and pressure to thin down. I am not sure what diet or workout program Santa would use, but I am not sure I am buying the idea that we need a thinner Santa Claus.

As I drove my kids to school today, we heard on the radio that the new idea was to take away the cookies we would normally leave for Santa, and replace them with a carrot. My daughter who is in 7th grade said, “That is stupid. First Santa can’t say Ho Ho Ho and now he is to fat.” Then my son, in the same grade said, “I am sick of everyone trying to take everything away from us during the holidays.”

Now I am all about loosing weight and getting fit. I am all about trying to live a healthy life. I mean that is why I started Fitness Village in the first place. But I am having a hard time with this attack on Santa Claus. Is it really necessary to make Santa Claus thin? Do we really need to embark on tradition for the sake of a fad or a fleeting idea?

I think this is a classic example of someone making a decision either under pressure or emotion. Could it be that this is something that has not been thought through? I mean after all we are Americans, creative and filled with inventive spirit. It would seem we would be creative enough to come up with better ways of promoting health and fitness during the Christmas Season, ugh excuse me, Holiday Season.

For example we could have the Elf Games or Holiday Olympics. We could create the reindeer race, or miss Claus breakfast bars. But no, the best idea we came up with was to take away the cookies, replace them with a carrot, and put Santa Claus on a treadmill.

I don’t know about you, but if I worked my tail off to deliver toys all over the World and came into someone’s house and found a carrot. I would be a little mad. Who knows, I might even leave you a clump of coal.

So I ask again, do we really need a thin Santa Claus?

Sonny