@bassingbourne55 wrote:
Father Christmas (or Santa Claus) is a job description. A portly man who dresses up in a Santa outfit IS a Father Christmas. If another similar man dresses in a similar outfit and sits goes to another childrens’ party, he is also a Father Christmas. It’s just like being a traffic warden or a vicar or a soldier.
But children need to learn early that there’s no mythical Santa who flies around in a sleigh pulled by reindeer and squeezes down chimneys to leave presents. Then a few years later they will be prepared for the realisation that there’s no God either.
Oh come on your not serious? This is CHILDREN we are talking about. Children enjoying a bit of make beleive. So what if they think he,s real? Good. Children are only children for a very short time. They have the rest of their lives to be a grumpy grown up. Let them enjoy their childhood and their make beleive.