Hi Santa! How are you doing today? I’m so glad you could join me!
Santa: Well sure, I’m alright. Thanks for having me!
Interviewer: Santa Claus has come here today and taken a break out of his very busy schedule to come talk to me. Now, tell me about that schedule, what’s work like this time of year?
Santa:There sure is a lot! I have to be watching every kid around the world, and then I have to direct all the elves in making the gifts. I especially need to make sure I have all the addresses right. I can’t give a little girl who wanted a unicorn doll a dinosaur. I’d have some pretty unhappy parents.
Interviewer: You absolutely would! I’m sure it’s nice to have something to do this month, but you do the exact same thing every year. Do you ever get bored of the work?
Santa: A little bit, but it’s different every year. Trends come and go, even with kids. Just a few years ago, kids wanted doll houses and stuffed animals, now they want makeup and stanleys! Plus I always have my wife and elves to keep me entertained!There’s always something new going on with them.
Interviewer: That sounds like a lot! So how does Mrs. Claus feel about you doing so much work this month?
Santa: I think December’s her favorite month because she has to spend the least time with me! She helps a lot, takes care of the sick elves and makes sure I’m okay, but I think she wishes there was a little more downtime.
Interviewer: So Santa, the famous tradition of giving you milk and cookies has been around almost as long as you have! How do you feel about that, do you even like cookies?
Santa: Well, sometimes they’re alright but these children need to stop giving me oatmeal raisin. No one likes it, especially not me, so you need to stop putting it out or all you’ll get is coal! Stick to chocolate chip, and if you’re going to do something more creative, at least let it be something good. I don’t want your cookie fails or anything burnt.
Interviewer: Wow! You’re very passionate about how you get your cookies. Another tradition is the carrots for reindeers. Are they ever jealous of your cookies?
Santa: Yeah they are, and I’ll give them some occasionally, but they’ve gotta stay healthy for all that flying they’re doing. I don’t want my sleigh to crash!
Interviewer: Speaking of staying fit, what’s your workout routine like with all those cookies? I mean, you need to be able to carry those gift sacks and climb up and down chimneys, so how do you do it?
Santa: Well, with all the gift making it’s hard to find time to workout, so I wake up early most mornings. I’ll do some training while collecting reports from the elf on the shelf. I mostly do functional training, like practicing crawling through chimneys, but I’ve been doing it for so many years, it’s just as easy as eating cookies by now!
Interviewer: That makes sense, I’m sure you’ve climbed through millions of chimneys at this point!
Santa: Sure have!
Interviewer: So what’s your process like for deciding who gets coal and who goes on the naughty list?
Santa: It’s hard, and sometimes I feel bad putting a name on the naughty list, but I have to do what needs to be done. Little kids that are mean to their siblings and don’t do what their parents tell them to don’t deserve nice gifts made by the elves’ hard work.
Interviewer: I’m sure that’s hard, and you have to make a lot of difficult decisions this time of year. How do you deal with the stress of getting a gift to every kid?
Santa: It’s a lot but I just have to think about the joy on every kid’s face Christmas morning, because that motivates me to do all of this. And I do have a lot of help. Elves, Mrs. Claus, and my reindeer really get me through this season. Sometimes, what you really need is just a break, which I’m happy I’ll be getting in just a few weeks once all this laboring is done!
Interviewer: Well, thanks again Santa for taking a break out of your busy schedule to be here, and good luck getting everything in place, but I know you’ll manage because you do every year!
