Meet your friendly neighborhood
Mrs. Claus NYC
Photo: Kevin Hagen for the Wall Street Journal, December 2019
Photo: Kevin Hagen for the Wall Street Journal, December 2019
“I want to do that!” I exclaimed one day, blissfully unaware that I might be one of zero Mrs. Clauses on the island of Manhattan.
At my first gig in 2017, I shouted, “Ho ho ho!” with too much enthusiasm. I loved the experience so much I couldn’t sleep. In 2018, I graduated from Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School in Midland, Michigan. Considered the “Harvard of Christmas education.”
Since then, I have performed for Bill and Hillary Clinton, State Senator Robert Jackson, and former Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer. And I have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, and The Times of London.
In 2020, I became a NYC Sightseeing Guide. I also became the founding president of the New York City Santas, the city’s first chapter of the International Brotherhood of Real Bearded Santas (IBRBS). In 2022, I became a Mrs. Claus at Nordstrom. In 2023, I worked for M.M. LaFleur, a women’s boutique.
Today, I provide the following offerings solo or with Santa:
Host parties and tree lightings.
Attract attention and photo opps for store events.
Sing and dance for interactive engagement.
Television appearances.
Community events around crafts, books, and songs.
Lead 30-minute historical discussions.
Record content for branded social media.
“Ring your bells, sisters!” Santa is on every corner, but Mrs. Cs are few.
“We are out there. We are coming. We are bold, strong.” The future is female.