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Thursday, December 27, 2012

After Christmas, Middle River Couple Gets Well-Deserved Rest

Boyd and Kathi Crouse have just finished their 13th season of portraying Santa Claus and his wife.

Boyd and Kathi Crouse have been booked to the hilt, with little time to call their own, since before Thanksgiving. Now in their 13th year of portraying the world's ultimate gift-givers, the couple has a packed schedule starting the weekend after Thanksgiving and ending on Christmas Eve. When the dust had settled on the 2012 Christmas season, they had visited with more than 1,000 children and attended about 30 events. Earlier this month, they had two gigs on the same day but put their heads together to ensure they could attend one more. "We did a charity event in York, PA, in the morning and we had a house visit to do in Hampden that evening, but we just had to be there" for this additional appearance, Boyd Crouse said. When American …

Saturday, December 24, 2011

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

Santa reads "Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Clement Clarke Moore.

It's the night before Christmas. Yet before Santa Claus took off on his annual trek around the world to deliver toys to all the good boys and girls, he offered a special reading of "Twas the Night Before Christmas" to his favorite Patch readers. Enjoy and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Patch. Check out these Santa Claus-related sites:

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