When my beard started to turn white I decided to let it grow out starting in August so by the time Thanksgiving arrive I hand out candy canes to children whenever I was out during the holiday season. I also got a Santa hat to help with the look. My first opportunity to wear the suit was when I was asked to be Santa for a retirement community it was so much fun and was a great pleasure to bring them Christmas joy.
I have attended the Charles W. Howard Santa School in Midland the longest running school in the USA.
Would you like a family picture with Santa for your Christmas cards? Or perhaps a personal visit for your child or grandchild so they can give their wish list to Santa?
Our event is always busy and Santa Dan did great, seeing hundreds of kids and engaging with them.
Santa Dan was so wonderful! He was great with all of our customers and the children in attendance. We would absolutely recommend Santa Dan to anyone, and hope to book him again for 2025. Thank you!!
Response from Santa Dan:
Thank you Molly for the wonderful review, I would like very much to come again in 2025. I will be reaching out to you in a couple months.
Thank you,
Santa Dan
Santa Dan was perfect for our party with several young children. Leading up to the party he was very easy to communicate with and responded quickly to messages. The kids loved him! We will definitely keep him in mind for future events.
Response from Santa Dan:
Thank you for your kind review and I would to be apart of your future events. Thank you again, Santa Dan
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Santa Dan was great! Our family had a great time! He handed out presents and did a short magic trick. Perfect visit!
Response from Santa Dan:
Thank you for a kind review
He was exactly what I wanted for a Santa at my annual party. Hope he’s available next year for us!
Response from Santa Dan:
Thank you for such a kind review. I'll reach out next year to setup a visit.
Thank you,
Santa Dan
I’m a photographer and used Santa Dan for several mini sessions and he did great with the kids and made some older ones believers. he was dressed perfectly and even had a magic trick. Highly recommend!
Response from Santa Dan:
Thank you Kaitlin for such a great review. It was great and a lot of fun working with you and I hope to work with you agine in the future. You were great with helping the children feel comfortable during the photo session.
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The kids had so much fun with Santa! He really made their Christmas feel magical (especially with his card trick). Everyone loved it! We will definitely be doing this again next year!
Response from Santa Dan:
Thank you for such kind review. I had a great time with all of the children, they where wonderful. Looking forward to seeing everyone next year. Thank you, Santa Dan
My family and I threw our annual Christmas Eve party. We wanted to try something different, we decided to take a chance on getting a Santa. Best idea ever!! Their faces when he walked in was so heart warming! We have a super big family with a lot of chaos and he handled it very well. He was seriously the nicest guy ever and look so much like Santa, I was convinced! Definitely book Santa Dan he’s awesome the kids won’t stop talking about him! He really made Christmas this year!!
Response from Santa Dan:
Thank you for such a wonderful review, it's awesome! Would love to join your party again next year. Thank you, Santa Dan
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Santa Dan was amazing. He showed up a little bit early so my boys had a little bit of time with him before the rest of the party got here. He was so magical. He has the most beautiful Santa suit and these keys he wears on his belt that are so beautiful and he tells the kids what key goes to what place. When he left our party my son looked at me and told me for sure he was the real Santa!!! Brought a tear to my eye!! That’s what it’s all about. You can also message him info that you want him to know about the kids. Highly recommend doing that. We had the best party and I could not have asked for a better Santa!!! We will for sure have him back!!!
Response from Santa Dan:
Thank you for such great and wonderful review. I really appreciate it. Merry Christmas 🎄🎁. I’ll reach out to you next year to set up a visit. Have a magical holiday season. Santa Dan
Santa Dan was kind and easy to work with. He brought a couple cute props, and some candy canes and stickers for each child. We enjoyed having him in our studio this year. The kids and families thought it was a magical experience. Thank you, Santa Dan!
Response from Santa Dan:
Thank you for the kind review. I really enjoyed working with you and all of the families. It was great time.
I hired Santa Dan for some photography sessions I was doing. He came and took photos with my kids for the promo(with barely any notice and I was very thankful!) and then came back for the actual booking and was amazing with all the kids!
Response from Santa Dan:
Thank you for the very kind review. I hope we can work together again this year
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Santa Dan was punctual and prepared for the visit to our child care facility. He communicated well before the visit and was reasonably priced. We were celebrating Christmas in July and Santa wore the perfect Hawaiian Santa shirt! I would definitely use him for a visit in the future.
Response from Santa Dan:
Thank you for the very kind words.
My kids had a great time with Santa Dan. He came well prepared, was very engaging, and was very flexible and accommodating. Thanks Santa Dan!
Asked for a surprise visit and that's what they got. Pictures with Santa turned out great. Thanks again
He does a candy cane trick that my kiddos can’t stop talking about!
Santa Dan got all the kids, even the older ones, to gather round with his magic trick to see if they were naughty or nice. He looked great and was a great addition to the party!! Hope to see you again next year!!
Response from Santa Dan:
I had a wonderful time at your Christmas party, enjoyed all of the children even the ones that were questioning me. Would love to come back next year. I will be contacting you next to setup a tentative date. Thank you a wonderful review.
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Kids loved Santa and he was very interactive with the kids.
The kids had a blast! Santa Dan read them a story, showed them a trick, sang songs, and passed out presents! He was very sweet and patient, especially when it came to the millions of questions the older kids had. We are very happy with our experience
Santa Dan was very attentive before and during the event. He's a gentle soul and very good with kids.
Santa Dan did great with the kids, babies and adults at the party! He had a lot of information, games and more for the kids to do. Would highly recommend!
Response from Santa Dan:
Thank you for the review. I had a wonderful with all of you.
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I cannot say enough positive things about Santa Dan. He was an absolute professional and a joy to work with. Kind, professional, responsive, on time. He was phenomenal. So beyond happy with the great job he did.
Response from Santa Dan:
Thank you for such a great review. Would love to come out next year.
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Santa Dan had great communication prior to our scheduled date. He called to go over details before we met in person so he was fully prepared for the day. He had little treasures for the kids, and toys to help get smiles from the little ones. Thank you Santa Dan for a successful, fun day!!!
Response from Santa Dan:
It was wonderful to working with the two of you. I had a great time, hope to do it again next year. I wish I would got both of your business cards.
I loved working with Dan, he did a fantastic job helping get the littles warmed up to the idea of him. We got super cute genuine photos and my clients were so happy with him !his Santa gear, and look was absolutely on point and he photographed amazingly!
Response from Santa Dan:
Thank you for such a great review. I had a great time working with you and would love to work with you next year. I will be contacting you after the first of the year to pencil in date for next year.
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Our clients thoroughly enjoyed their Santa visit today. We had to do window visits for our AFC home but they loved it! He had a very beautiful Santa suit and was the perfect Santa!
Response from Santa Dan:
Thank you for such a wonderful review. I had great time saying hello to everyone. Wished it could have been more than a window visit. Maybe next year.
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In a year of Covid, we decided to bring Santa to us in a small outside setting. We had 4 families/ 10 kids and they are all still talking about Santa’s visit 2 days later. Santa Dan was easy to communicate with and arrived on time. He passed out gifts for the kids, listened to what they wanted for Christmas, read a story and did some magic tricks. The kids loved his candy cane trick where he made candy canes “disappeared” and appear in our front yard for a candy cane hunt (thanks dads for the help while Santa was reading). We posted some pictures on FB and received lots of comments about how great Santa looked.
Thanks Santa Dan for brining a little bit of normalcy to our kids in a very not normal year!
Our kids were so surprised. He was great when the kids asked questions he had answers. He read books to them and handed out there gifts. Santa also played Candy land. Would definitely use again.
Response from Santa Dan:
Thank you for such a great review. I would be very happy to visit with your family again next year. Thank you again.
Santa Dan stayed in contact, was on time, the children and parents totally enjoyed him. He was wonderful.
Response from Santa Dan:
I really enjoyed meeting the children and their parents. I was very honored to be able to be involved in this event. It was very organized.
Price Range: $100/hr. and up
When my beard started to turn white I decided to let it grow out starting in August so by the time Thanksgiving arrive I hand out candy canes to children whenever I was out during the holiday season. I also got a Santa hat to help with the look. My first opportunity to wear the suit was when I was asked to be Santa for a retirement community it was so much fun seeing the kids get excited to see Santa Claus and was a great pleasure to bring them Christmas joy.
I have attended Charles W. Howard Santa School in Midland the longest running school in the US for four years now. I have also attended many other schools and events that I have helped me in my portrayal of Santa Claus.
I have worked with several photographers in the last threes plus this year will be my fourth year working for CherryHill Productions. I have done a parade and tree lighting.
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