Santa Claus is coming to town in a woody, on a motorcycle, in a lifeguard truck and is wearing a Hawaiian print flower shirt.

This is not you daddy's Christmas. This is Santa Claus California style. So you better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout...why? Santa Claus is coming to town.

According to NORAD Tracks Santa (noradsanta.com), the over 6 billion citizens on earth would each garner less than three ten-thousandths of a second to receive toys or gifts from Santa, if he made it to each home individually. NORAD's solution to how he really delivers all the toys is that he works outside the space time continuum. You can watch the Santa Countdown and follow his progress around the globe on the Norad Santa web site.

With the nature of this part time job position that's strictly seasonal, Santa and Mrs. Claus are a special breed. And it takes a special character to fill those really big shoes. The Internet has changed the way Santa does business, too. Kids can now email Santa or parents can provide their CC for and online phone chat with him for the children.

In California, thousands of Santa Claus costumes are sold and many, many "helpers" hit the road to visit malls, stores, homes, churches, hospitals with children's wards and other place to bring joy to good girls and boys. Reportedly Santa also makes guest visits to bars & pubs, where he's been propositioned a few times, or at least pinched on the behind. Now that's naughty!

Santa is a character who wears a red suit, has a white beard and supposedly works with the help of elves all year at the North Pole, to bring toys to good girls and boys at Christmas. He supposedly travels around the globe in 24 hours and makes it everyone's home, dropping by gifts.  He rides a sleigh with 8 reindeer, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen,  Comet, Cupid, Donder and Blitzen.

In California, we've seen poor Santa sweat at malls because it can be rather warm here during the winter days. But once he makes it to his appointed rounds, Santa gets to kick back at the pool in a pair of shorts and Hawaiian print shirt, sipping ice tea or whatever pleases. 

Your best bet for finding a Santa is to be one. But next to renting the suit or buying it, you'll normally discover a suited Santa making a guest appearance at a local mall.