When my kids outgrew Santa, I was worried that Christmas wouldn't feel special. We've found a new tradition that keeps the spirit alive.

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A woman holding a microphone while sitting near a Christmas tree.
The author (not shown) turned to karaoke to bring a new special type of magic to her family's Christmas celebrations.

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I'm pretty sure I just saved Christmas for parents with Amazon's Alexa

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Elf on a Shelf toys, which Alexa now understands better.

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The US military won't let Santa fly on its jets or helicopters. The same goes for the Easter Bunny. Also, no witches.

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U.S. Navy sailor Rick Pellicciotti from Follansbee, West Virginia, dressed as Santa Claus clowns around with the painted nose cone of a S-3B Viking on the deck of the USS Constellation.
US Navy sailor Rick Pellicciotti from Follansbee, West Virginia, dressed as Santa Claus on the deck of the USS Constellation.

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I've been a professional Santa for 17 years. Here are the naughty and not-so-nice things that have happened on my lap.

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Michael Mele, dressed as Santa, poses with his niece on his lap at Macy's. He is also shown without his costume on vacation in Rome.
Michael Mele hard at work at Macy's and on a recent vacation funded by his holiday work in Europe.

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EasyJet is setting up special orange mailboxes in airports around Europe to deliver kids' letters to Santa directly on flights to Lapland

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Santa Claus and easyJet cabin crew holding a bag of letters pose in front of an easyJet plane
Santa Claus and easyJet cabin crew.

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