Michael Facherty, 71, retired after a career in IT and now plays Santa year-round. He attended "Santa School," where he learned to say "merry Christmas" in several languages. At around the same time, an actress I knew was working at a grotto which needed a Santa. How much I make as a Santa variesI do quite a lot free of charge for charities. If you really don't want a job, you price high and hope they say no.

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