Santa Ray

Hudson, OH

$150 per hour

Travels up to 60 miles

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Fall fun at the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad

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North Pole Adventure

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Kenny gets a sneak peek at the new North Pole Adventure

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Ohio The Heart of it All

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David is on Santa's NICE List

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Cleveland Zoo - Wolf Lodge

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Santa Ray with Mia and Conner

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Polar Express with Little Santa

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Santa and Polar Express Elves

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Santa Visits Key Bank

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Santa's at the North Pole

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Elves who Believe

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Elf Suzie at the Zoo

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Overview

Christmas is a special time of year where the magic of the Christmas season rings a special bell in all of our hearts. Santa Ray will listen carefully to hear what gifts you want for Christmas. Reading Christmas stories and singing Carols with you will surely bring out the joy of Christmas. Gifts can be handed out by Santa from his large red sack, full of toys.

Santa Ray is available during the Christmas Season for family gatherings, corporate events, photo sessions, school events and any other event that would benefit from a personal visit from Santa.

I also work closely with a number of Santa's and together have filled needs throughout the community.


Reviews

21 reviews

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Jamie

December 16, 2025
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Fabulous

Santa Ray was amazing! He was interactive and attentive. 100000% recommend!

Hired as: Santa Claus


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Rebecca H.

December 14, 2025
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Wonderful!

He did an amazing job! Our event is really chaotic due to have multiple children with behavioral issues, ADHD, and being on the spectrum. Santa was patient and allowed each of them time with him!
He even tolerated the grinch!

Hired as: Santa Claus


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Kelly L.

December 11, 2025
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Santa Ray

Santa Ray was absolutely lovely.i would recommend him to everyone !

Hired as: Santa Claus


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Katie L.

December 10, 2025
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Fantastic Santa

This is the second year we've used Ray for our annual Breakfast with Santa event. We have more than 200 children come through in about 3.5 hours, and he does a wonderful job taking time with each child but also moving efficiently. We are a large corporation, and he is very easy to work with professionally. I would recommend him for any event, large or small, as he is very thoughtful, kind and flexible.

Hired as: Santa Claus


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Crystal

December 8, 2025
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Wonderful Santa

He was so amazing with our Special Olympics athletes. He even knew some sign language for a deaf athlete.

Hired as: Santa Claus

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Booking information

Price range: $150 per hour

Languages: English

Gig length: 40 - 480 minutes

Insurance: $1,000,000 - Liability Insurance

What to expect

I am flexible to your needs but I enjoy the one on one with the children. The reason I do this is for the children. I love to laugh, talk with the children and ensure they are being good. I often use a photo album of Santa's reindeer letting the children browse and see real reindeer. I enjoy singing using a custom Song/Coloring book I created myself. I have received many positive comments regarding the song books. Reading stories can also be done as I have a number of holiday inspiring stories including T'was the night before Christmas. The image of Santa carrying in a sack full of toys can be achieved with your toys and Santa's bags. When I visit families in the home, I provide a copy of the song/coloring book to each child as well as a wooden token letting the children know they are on Santa's NICE list.

For me, this is not acting, it is something that comes from the heart. Those that know me as Santa Love me.

About

Trained at the IUSC, International University of Santa Clause, aka School4Santas

Loving husband of 34 years, father of 3 young adults now 33, 31 and 28. Kind, fun loving, jolly and very compassionate personality.

If you would like to meet Santa Ray, please feel free to ask for a personal visit prior to booking. I would enjoy meeting with you and there is no pressure or obligation to book with me as a result. I'll even pay for a cup of coffee.

Additional booking notes

Please note that Gig Salad also charges Santa Ray 5% to book your event through their web site.

Influences and inspiration

I volunteer on the Polar Express and have the honor in networking with a number of local Santa's. I also belong to ClauseNet and Buckeye Santa's which are groups of Santa's who support each other.

Setup requirements

A sturdy chair placed near a Christmas tree or in a holiday setting would be helpful, one without arms would be fine, like a dining chair.

For longer engagements, a small fan pointed in the direction of Santa would be helpful as would a break after every two hours or so with a bottle of water.

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