.
In some countries Santa Claus leaves presents in shoes and in other countries in stockings.
In Japan, Santa Claus has eyes in the back of his head and he likes a belly massage.
In Hawaii, he gives his reindeer a break and arrives instead in a canoe pulled by dolphins.
And in Italy, he’s a woman named La Befana, who flies on a broom and delivers presents to the children.
Santa Claus is many things, and just the question of where he lives has numerous different answers. But we can easily agree that Santa Claus and Christmas belong together.
Santa Claus changes name, clothes, and personality depending on the country and the family that is telling the story. You find loving memories in each of our Santa Claus traditions.
In my family, we have a tradition of locking the door to a room on Christmas Eve, 24th December, where Santa Claus can leave his presents in peace and quiet.
As a child, there was nothing more magical than being allowed to look through the keyhole and scream, convinced, to my just as curious siblings and cousins that he was in there!
Santa Claus is a busy man and his sleigh is small, so it usually takes most of a day for him to leave presents, and in all that time, you can’t enter the room and disturb him.
In the afternoon, when he’s done leaving presents, he will come on a visit and say hello. It’s a special sight to see when the kids, who have been overexcited all day because of Santa Claus, suddenly become quiet and shy in front of the kind man. And it’s an even more special sight when you see the adults’ faces shining in joy along with the kids’.
But the best thing I know is when Santa Claus, throughout the month of December, suddenly knocks on the windows, the walls, and the doors to always remind you that he’s there.
In some countries Santa Claus leaves presents in shoes and in other countries in stockings.
In Japan, Santa Claus has eyes in the back of his head and he likes a belly massage.
In Hawaii, he gives his reindeer a break and arrives instead in a canoe pulled by dolphins.
And in Italy, he’s a woman named La Befana, who flies on a broom and delivers presents to the children.
Santa Claus is many things, and just the question of where he lives has numerous different answers. But we can easily agree that Santa Claus and Christmas belong together.
Santa Claus changes name, clothes, and personality depending on the country and the family that is telling the story. You find loving memories in each of our Santa Claus traditions.
In my family, we have a tradition of locking the door to a room on Christmas Eve, 24th December, where Santa Claus can leave his presents in peace and quiet.
As a child, there was nothing more magical than being allowed to look through the keyhole and scream, convinced, to my just as curious siblings and cousins that he was in there!
Santa Claus is a busy man and his sleigh is small, so it usually takes most of a day for him to leave presents, and in all that time, you can’t enter the room and disturb him.
In the afternoon, when he’s done leaving presents, he will come on a visit and say hello. It’s a special sight to see when the kids, who have been overexcited all day because of Santa Claus, suddenly become quiet and shy in front of the kind man. And it’s an even more special sight when you see the adults’ faces shining in joy along with the kids’.
But the best thing I know is when Santa Claus, throughout the month of December, suddenly knocks on the windows, the walls, and the doors to always remind you that he’s there.
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New Release
Do you remember that moment you stopped believing in Santa Claus?
When nine-year-old Mille suddenly no longer believes in Santa Claus, it turns the house upside down.
Her mother, Stella, is in a pickle as the hunt to find Santa Claus unearths some family secrets. Christmas is at risk!
And there’s only one person who can save it.
Count down the days until Christmas with this tale about Santa Claus, family and Danish Christmas traditions.
Buy here
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Help me celebrate my release by entering the rafflecopter below. Open internationally. You can win this awesome prize: One Jim Shore Santa Claus Ornament, Santa Claus Marshmallows, A Chocolate Advent Calendar, A Pretty Christmas Storage Box and finally, A Signed Copy of my book Him With The Beard.
Do you remember that moment you stopped believing in Santa Claus?
Her mother, Stella, is in a pickle as the hunt to find Santa Claus unearths some family secrets. Christmas is at risk!
And there’s only one person who can save it.
Count down the days until Christmas with this tale about Santa Claus, family and Danish Christmas traditions.
Buy here
Amazon UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pernille-Meldgaard-Pedersen/e/B07HXLPDSJ/ Amazon US - https://www.amazon.com/Pernille-Meldgaard-Pedersen/e/B07HXLPDSJ/ Kobo - https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/him-with-the-beard
Itunes UK - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/isbn9788797086216
Itunes US - https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/isbn9788797086216
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Win A Cosy Christmas Prize
Help me celebrate my release by entering the rafflecopter below. Open internationally. You can win this awesome prize: One Jim Shore Santa Claus Ornament, Santa Claus Marshmallows, A Chocolate Advent Calendar, A Pretty Christmas Storage Box and finally, A Signed Copy of my book Him With The Beard.
Pernille was born in 1988 and loves that she was born in the decade with the tallest hair, the most colourful clothes, and the best music.
Her imagination never stands still, and it’s often expressed in words and pictures.
She wrote her first story when she was six years old. It was about the cat she unfortunately never got but wished for more than anything.
She loves autumn and Christmas and believes in elves.
From day to day she is a knight in training, an animator, and a secret agent – she has saved the world a few times by now.
She’s also a professional daydreamer.
She thinks the recipe for a good book is the same as the one for having a good life – a sense of kinship, humour, love, and that one thing that gives you a daily smile.
Vestercity is a fictional city based on her upbringing near the city of Herning in Denmark.
Thank you so much for letting me visit your lovely blog Simona :D
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