<p>Santa is often considered</p><p>the lead performer,</p><p>and Mrs. Claus</p><p>is the support character.</p><p>How do each of you balance</p><p>your performances</p><p>to share that spotlight?</p><p>I have heard Santas</p><p>ask for the pricing schedule,</p><p>and it'd be $100</p><p>for me and Mrs. Claus.</p><p>And they said, "Well, you know,</p><p>that's a little steep.</p><p>How about if Mrs. Claus</p><p>doesn't come?"</p><p>And he says,</p><p>"Then it'll be $150."</p><p>[laughter and applause]</p><p>That's a good point.</p><p>We have another idea to that.</p><p>[crowd booing,</p><p>chattering angrily]</p><p>Let him have it!</p><p>Anybody know</p><p>how to spell "doghouse"?</p><p>Excuse me,</p><p>I'm looking for the real Santa.</p><p>[laughter]</p><p>It's like when you go to a show</p><p>to see the Rolling Stones</p><p>and they have a warm-up act.</p><p>[crowd chattering angrily]</p><p>[laughs]</p><p>- Boo!</p><p>- [dog barking]</p><p>No, that's not the way we do it.</p><p>- It's... it's...</p><p>- My turn.</p><p>I don't even know</p><p>where to start with all this.</p><p>But I will say that I think</p><p>that your pricing structure</p><p>needs to be rethought.</p><p>[laughter and applause]</p><p>- [clears throat]</p><p>- That was rough.</p><p>[sighs]</p><p>Can I help you, Santa?</p><p>Can you dress yourself?</p><p>- Stop it!</p><p>- Are you gonna be okay?</p><p>Do you need the fluff your fur?</p><p>'Cause... what the fuck?</p><p>- Yeah, it was...</p><p>- No.</p><p>During the Mr. and Mrs. Claus</p><p>panel, we, like,</p><p>had to, like, nonverbally</p><p>check in with each other.</p><p>There was a lot</p><p>of hand squeezing.</p><p>Like, "Let's hold this together.</p><p>Like, are you gonna</p><p>say something?"</p><p>- Breathing.</p><p>- Yeah.</p><p>And, like, the consistent</p><p>narrative through that panel</p><p>was, like, "Mrs. Claus'"</p><p>whole purpose</p><p>is, like, keeping</p><p>her Santa together.</p><p>- Yeah.</p><p>- Gross.</p><p>Like, we're not there anymore,</p><p>I hope.</p><p>I wish we would have said</p><p>something when the guy said</p><p>that it should be</p><p>this traditional</p><p>"husband and wife" thing.</p><p>It didn't feel like a space</p><p>where I could be like,</p><p>"I'm sorry. What the fuck?"</p><p>That was my...</p><p>Coming out of it, I really wish</p><p>that I would have said something</p><p>or stood up in that moment.</p><p>I think we're learning</p><p>what we can.</p><p>And in the moments</p><p>where we just, like,</p><p>are not getting any value</p><p>out of this,</p><p>we're gonna go</p><p>and make our own fun.</p><p>[dramatic music]</p><p>[laughter]</p><p>We're stealing this.</p><p>This is officially</p><p>our golf cart now.</p><p>[tires squealing,</p><p>engine whirring]</p><p>- Don't tip.</p><p>- [screams, laughing]</p><p>- Uh-oh. We're off-roading now.</p><p>- Floor it!</p><p>Don't "transplain"</p><p>driving to me.</p><p>- I'm sorry.</p><p>- [laughs]</p><p>[horn honks]</p><p>Birdie's in the tree.</p><p>[imitates horn honking]</p><p>- [horn honks]</p><p>- Merry Christmas!</p><p>- Santa Land.</p><p>- Santa Land.</p><p>[tires squealing] Oh. [Giggles]</p><p>[engine whirring, horn honks]</p><p>[laughter]</p><p>Oh, no, that's the hawk.</p><p>Is that the red tail?</p><p>- Yeah.</p><p>- Yeah.</p><p>[coughs]</p><p>[imitates bird calling]</p><p>[bird calling]</p><p>[continues imitating</p><p>bird calling]</p><p>I'm not what you would call</p><p>a conventional Mrs. Claus.</p><p>I guess you could say</p><p>I'm not a dress wearer.</p><p>In literature and pictures,</p><p>I don't think I've ever once</p><p>seen Santa</p><p>with a woman with pants on.</p><p>[clicking tongue]</p><p>[bird chirping]</p><p>- [indistinct chatter]</p><p>- That looks awful.</p><p>And she's got</p><p>a really cool belt.</p><p>I think that ties</p><p>it all together.</p><p>- What do I wear?</p><p>- What does Mrs. Claus wear?</p><p>So I have, you know,</p><p>the little colonial bonnet.</p><p>Put a little holly in my hair.</p><p>- Oh, God.</p><p>- I know, right?</p><p>Oh, my God.</p><p>You can make any kind</p><p>of music you want.</p><p>Walmart, online, $18.</p><p>My view is Mrs. Claus</p><p>is Santa's wife.</p><p>When he's not there,</p><p>she's in charge.</p><p>She takes care of him</p><p>like any good wife, you know?</p><p>- I'm sorry. I'm Dr. Claus.</p><p>- Like, I am not the wife.</p><p>Like, I have my PhD. You're not</p><p>gonna call me Mrs. Claus.</p><p>I'm Dr. Claus.</p><p>My spouse is trans,</p><p>and I'm queer.</p><p>Like, actually,</p><p>when we come together,</p><p>I really want to not bring up</p><p>the fact that we're married</p><p>and instead really emphasize,</p><p>like, Santa's got a job,</p><p>and I've got a job,</p><p>and we work together</p><p>and really make</p><p>that space for folks.</p><p> </p><p>- Yay.</p><p>- Bravo.</p><p>[applause]</p><p>- I love... I don't know... doctor.</p><p>- That's, like, the best.</p><p>That's so great.</p><p>Yeah, I like the idea</p><p>that it can be fluid.</p><p>And I like the idea</p><p>of being a goddess as well.</p><p>Hey, you know,</p><p>Mrs. Claus is real.</p><p>She's here. She's a part of it.</p><p>And we get to define her,</p><p>and that's a great freedom,</p><p>I think.</p><p>- Let me ask... how about pay?</p><p>- Oh, absolutely.</p><p>Mrs. Claus</p><p>should have equal billing,</p><p>because then it's not even</p><p>about negotiating,</p><p>it's just knowing to have...</p><p>It's courtesy and respect</p><p>in terms of,</p><p>now we can set the tone.</p><p>One thing that I would like</p><p>to see changed is,</p><p>I want to see pant suits</p><p>thrown in there somewhere.</p><p>[laughter]</p><p>I'm just learning so much</p><p>just by what everybody says.</p><p>It's like a potpourri of ideas</p><p>and information.</p><p>It's like, "Wow."</p><p>I'm glad I didn't miss</p><p>today's get-together.</p><p>[applause]</p><p>[magical music]</p><p> </p><p>all: Ho, ho, ho! Ho, ho, ho!</p><p>Ho, ho, ho!</p><p>Nice job. We're getting there.</p><p>[applause]</p><p>We have a little presentation</p><p>and some information</p><p>we want to share</p><p>before we have lunch.</p><p>If you're a student</p><p>of Dick Marshall's,</p><p>would you stand up, please?</p><p>[bagpipe music playing]</p><p>Not yet. Not yet, Norm.</p><p>Not yet.</p><p>[voice breaking] Today</p><p>we're gonna recognize Dick.</p><p>Can we have a moment of silence</p><p>for Dick Marshall, please?</p><p>["Amazing Grace" playing</p><p>on bagpipes]</p><p> </p><p>[applause]</p><p>[indistinct chatter]</p><p>I just want you to think</p><p>about us</p><p>when you're doing your stuff</p><p>for this season.</p><p>And if there's something that</p><p>bubbles up and you're thinking,</p><p>"Wow, this might be a really</p><p>cool thing for those guys."</p><p>What do you want to do, Fin?</p><p>Why don't you tell us?</p><p>I want to be a Santa</p><p>in December parade.</p><p>That's not easy.</p><p>I mean, what happens is,</p><p>they get a Santa who's local,</p><p>and so he's there until he</p><p>takes his last sleigh ride.</p><p>That's right.</p><p>- No, it's very territorial.</p><p>- Yeah.</p><p>There's a little bit</p><p>of competitiveness</p><p>around stuff, I've noticed.</p><p>Well... [clears throat]</p><p>I, literally, as his mom,</p><p>was telling him,</p><p>"No, this is not going</p><p>to happen.</p><p>You need to let go</p><p>of this dream."</p><p>And he's like, "No, I'm not</p><p>letting go of this dream."</p><p>What about my sleigh?</p><p>So you want to be in your sleigh</p><p>when you're in the parade.</p><p>- Oh, there's an idea.</p><p>- Yes.</p><p>- Yeah.</p><p>- That's a big yes. Okay.</p><p>It's a Portland Cutter.</p><p>It was built in the early 1900s.</p><p>You could say,</p><p>"Well, we have a sleigh.</p><p>We have a flatbed."</p><p>Kind of put together</p><p>almost, you know, packages</p><p>- that you can offer to people.</p><p>- Oh, my God, okay.</p><p>Ho, ho, ho.</p><p>- Would you wave?</p><p>- Let me see your queen's wave.</p><p>Big waves, both sides, Fin.</p><p>You need to work out</p><p>every day during this.</p><p>All right, we're gonna</p><p>start working out</p><p>your arms there, Santa.</p><p>Left side, right side.</p><p>Left side, right side.</p><p>Great gigs can be hard to get.</p><p>And if it doesn't happen,</p><p>it's gonna suck.</p><p>It's gonna really suck.</p><p>All: Here comes Santa Claus,</p><p>here comes Santa Claus </p><p>Right down Santa Claus Lane </p><p>Vixen and Blitzen</p><p>and all his reindeers </p><p>Pulling on the reins </p><p>[laughter]</p><p>So, Bob, you've got to tell</p><p>your Christmas Eve story.</p><p>[chuckles]</p><p>People are coming in</p><p>and telling me what they want.</p><p>This one teenage girl comes up.</p><p>She sat on my lap.</p><p>[imitates flatulence]</p><p>And I went, "Oh, my God."</p><p>They must have had</p><p>a chili cook-off</p><p>the night before or something.</p><p>[laughter and applause]</p><p>So who else has some stories</p><p>to share?</p><p>So the story</p><p>actually starts a long time ago.</p><p>I wanted my daughter to grow up</p><p>with representation</p><p>of our family.</p><p>So what I decided to do</p><p>was to get</p><p>a Black Santa inflatable.</p><p>Last year</p><p>I get a letter in the mail.</p><p>And the letter</p><p>is.</p><p>Right here.</p><p>[dramatic music]</p><p>"Please remove your Negro</p><p>Santa Claus yard decoration.</p><p>"You should not try to deceive</p><p>children</p><p>"into believing</p><p>that I am a Negro.</p><p>"I am a Caucasian,</p><p>white man to you,</p><p>"and have been</p><p>for the past 600 years.</p><p>"Your being jealous of my race</p><p>"is no excuse</p><p>for your dishonesty.</p><p>"Besides that, you're making</p><p>yourself a laughingstock</p><p>"of the neighborhood.</p><p>"Maybe you should move</p><p>"to a neighborhood with</p><p>the rest of your race's kind.</p><p>Yours truly, Santa Claus."</p><p>[indistinct chatter]</p><p>And</p><p>it came with a picture</p><p>Santa Claus with a thumbs-down.</p><p>Oh, my God.</p><p> </p><p>I brought this to do this here.</p><p>- Yeah!</p><p>- [applause]</p><p> </p><p>I'm gonna be the Santa</p><p>for kids that look like me</p><p>in my area.</p><p>And coming here</p><p>has given me the tools</p><p>to be able to do that</p><p>to the best of my abilities.</p><p>And I'm so happy</p><p>that I got to come</p><p>and spend this weekend</p><p>in New England.</p><p>- Welcome.</p><p>- [applause]</p><p>Who wants to follow that story?</p><p>[laughter]</p><p>- All right, everybody up.</p><p>- Let's go.</p><p>I don't know the words.</p><p>Let's all teach him.</p><p>- All right, ready?</p><p>- Ready?</p><p>Who do we start with?</p><p>- Dasher.</p><p>- Okay.</p><p>All: Dasher, Dancer,</p><p>Prancer, Vixen </p><p>Comet, Cupid,</p><p>Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph </p><p>Dasher, Dancer,</p><p>Prancer, Vixen </p><p>Comet, Cupid,</p><p>Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph </p><p>Dasher, Dancer,</p><p>Prancer, Vixen </p><p>Comet, Cupid,</p><p>Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph </p><p>And you got to shake the tail.</p><p>- Right, yeah.</p><p>- There you go.</p><p>[laughter, cheers, and applause]</p><p>[light music]</p><p> </p><p>Next year I'm planning</p><p>to come back</p><p>- and bring my wife with me.</p><p>- Oh, neat.</p><p>She might as well go to</p><p>Mrs. Claus school, too, so..,</p><p>- Yeah, my wife is there now.</p><p>- Okay.</p><p>[indistinct chatter, laughter]</p><p>- Levi, step forward, sir.</p><p>- Thank you.</p><p>- Thank you.</p><p>- Ho, ho, ho!</p><p>Ho, ho, ho!</p><p> </p><p>- Here's my card.</p><p>- Thank you.</p><p>I love that. Awesome.</p><p>Give me a high five.</p><p>This has been</p><p>a wonderful experience for me.</p><p>It has been. Thank you. Bye-bye.</p><p>Bye-bye. Come on.</p><p> </p><p>So I hope you're going away</p><p>with some good memories,</p><p>lots of information.</p><p>And make sure you grab</p><p>a snowball on your way out</p><p>and take that home</p><p>and put it up on your desk,</p><p>on your bedside,</p><p>or carry it with you</p><p>when you go out and do gigs</p><p>and remember that all together</p><p>we've really created</p><p>a special world here</p><p>and a special experience</p><p>that hopefully won't melt away.</p><p> </p><p>- We're fine.</p><p>- [laughing]</p><p>[cell phone ringing]</p><p>Oh, my God.</p><p>[cell phone continues ringing]</p><p>This is Suki.</p><p>- Hey, Suki.</p><p>- It's MK Monley calling.</p><p>MK Monley? Hello.</p><p>- Yeah.</p><p>- Hey, from the lantern parade.</p><p>Yes. Yes. Hi.</p><p>Yeah, so I just wanted</p><p>to let you know our team met,</p><p>and we would</p><p>love to have Fin participate.</p><p>[gasps] Oh, my God!</p><p>Oh, my God! I'm, like...</p><p>- Yeah, so we'll...</p><p>- Can I just tell Santa Fin?</p><p>Need to figure out</p><p>logistics and...</p><p>Indeed.</p><p>You guys, this is MK Monley</p><p>calling from Waterbury,</p><p>and you're gonna be</p><p>in her beautiful.</p><p>Festival of Lights Parade</p><p>this year.</p><p>- Oh, my God!</p><p>- Whoo-hoo!</p><p>- Oh, my God, Fin Barre.</p><p>- That's so exciting.</p><p>He is so excited.</p><p>I wish you could see him</p><p>right now.</p><p>He's jumping up and down.</p><p>Oh, oh, okay, no.</p><p>Be careful. Be careful.</p><p>He's actually</p><p>jumping up and down.</p><p>Well, MK, we'll be</p><p>in touch soon, okay?</p><p>- Okay, thanks.</p><p>- All right. Thank you.</p><p>From the bottom of my heart,</p><p>thank you.</p><p>- [chuckles] Bye-bye.</p><p>- Okay, bye-bye.</p><p>Ho, ho, ho, ho.</p><p>- Yes!</p><p>- Oh, my God.</p><p>Oh, Fin Barre,</p><p>you're gonna be in a parade.</p><p>Need a little Santa dance.</p><p>Yeah. [Giggles]</p><p>I just didn't think they were</p><p>gonna make space for us.</p><p>[Suki sniffles, cries]</p><p>And I'm so grateful</p><p>that she decided to.</p><p>So exciting!</p><p> </p><p>He's got plain black boots on.</p><p>And then the boots are going</p><p>to be completely black?</p><p>They'll be completely black,</p><p>but I will do</p><p>some little accents</p><p>to make him kind of have</p><p>a little shine.</p><p>No, it's great.</p><p>There's nothing like this</p><p>for me to buy.</p><p>- That's right.</p><p>- That is absolutely right.</p><p>So, after what happened</p><p>last year,</p><p>I decided to go ahead</p><p>and switch from inflatables</p><p>to having</p><p>a real-life representation</p><p>of our family.</p><p>We are definitely sending</p><p>a message here.</p><p>This is gonna be bigger,</p><p>better, Blacker than last year.</p><p>[laughs]</p><p> </p><p>[line beeps]</p><p>To review saved messages,</p><p>press 3.</p><p>[button beeps]</p><p>I am calling you</p><p>about your Trans Santa event</p><p>on Thursday.</p><p>That is disgusting.</p><p>It makes you look</p><p>like a pedophile.</p><p>Trans people have mental issues,</p><p>and they should not be</p><p>around children.</p><p>You are disgusting</p><p>that you are doing this.</p><p>It's Marxist. It's Communist.</p><p>It's a way</p><p>to bring down our society.</p><p>It's a way to lure our children.</p><p>You are disgusting.</p><p>Just letting you know.</p><p>[line clicks]</p><p>"Just letting you know."</p><p>There are currently</p><p>over 300 responses.</p><p>About three months ago,</p><p>we decided to host an event</p><p>with Youth Outlook and Illinois</p><p>Safe Space Alliance</p><p>for Trans Santa.</p><p>And this past week,</p><p>our church has been getting</p><p>emails and phone calls,</p><p>Facebook messages,</p><p>typical hate messages, right?</p><p>"Here's one..." This church</p><p>is inviting Trans Santa Claus</p><p>"for children</p><p>to interact and learn with.</p><p>"You should be ashamed</p><p>that you bowed down</p><p>"to the woke, liberal minority</p><p>in society.</p><p>All comment and post</p><p>about this bull crap."</p><p>Yeah.</p><p>The Proud Boys did send a video</p><p>insinuating</p><p>that they might show up</p><p>because of Trans Santa.</p><p>- How does that make you feel?</p><p>- Afraid.</p><p>[indistinct shouting]</p><p>You know, we know now that</p><p>The Proud Boys</p><p>played a big role in</p><p>what happened on January 6th.</p><p>We don't know</p><p>if they have weapons</p><p>or what they're capable of</p><p>and what their desire is.</p><p>So, yeah, kind of scary.</p><p>[soft music]</p><p> </p><p>So we're doing an event tonight.</p><p>I'm pretty excited about it.</p><p>I want to reach kids</p><p>that might need to ask Santa</p><p>for something</p><p>that they couldn't ask</p><p>regular Santa for.</p><p>I changed up my outfit.</p><p>Yeah.</p><p>Power suit needed to happen.</p><p>I'm not sure</p><p>this is a power suit,</p><p>except for the fact</p><p>that it's super empowering.</p><p>It's much more lounge wear.</p><p>[clears throat]</p><p>Although it was marketed</p><p>to be worn to work,</p><p>which I think is hilarious.</p><p>I did add the faux fur myself,</p><p>just to help</p><p>Claus it up a little bit.</p><p>And then for fun,</p><p>we just assumed that the</p><p>Clauses need corrective eye wear</p><p>'cause it feels</p><p>a little bit classy.</p><p>There's been some positive</p><p>and negative reactions.</p><p>Some people have been really</p><p>affirming and sort of like,</p><p>"This should have been</p><p>in place years ago.</p><p>Thank you</p><p>for filling this need."</p><p>And other people</p><p>reacted in fear.</p><p>[laughs] This one.</p><p>"The Devil</p><p>isn't even hiding anymore.</p><p>Disgusting."</p><p>Wow.</p><p>- I'm sorry. What?</p><p>- Are you the Devil?</p><p>You do look very good in red.</p><p>- I do look good in red. I do.</p><p>- [laughing] Yeah.</p><p>I'm more scared for other people</p><p>than I am for myself,</p><p>if that makes sense.</p><p>Like...</p><p>We really hope that people</p><p>still are able to come</p><p>and be jolly</p><p>and not have to worry about</p><p>feeling unsafe.</p><p>Yeah.</p><p> </p><p>Because of the threats</p><p>that we received,</p><p>we felt like it was the safest</p><p>for everybody to move venues.</p><p>We started looking</p><p>at hiring security</p><p>for the event.</p><p>And the only people who know</p><p>where this event</p><p>is happening tonight</p><p>are folks who registered</p><p>for the event.</p><p>- We were pissed.</p><p>- You know, we were mad.</p><p>Like, we didn't want</p><p>to back down,</p><p>and we wanted to continue</p><p>to host.</p><p>We had such a great space,</p><p>but at the same time,</p><p>we're never gonna compromise</p><p>the safety of people.</p><p>But it was also</p><p>really frustrating.</p><p>And sometimes</p><p>it feels like they won.</p><p>- Nice to meet you.</p><p>- Nice to meet you.</p><p>Do you want to sit with us</p><p>and have your photo taken?</p><p>I'm Trans Santa. Smile.</p><p>- Everyone be jolly!</p><p>- Be jolly!</p><p>- Bye!</p><p>- Merry Christmas.</p><p>- It was nice meeting you.</p><p>- Thank you for coming.</p><p>Both: Bye.</p><p>You need to "ho, ho, ho" more.</p><p>Ho, ho, ho.</p><p>- Both: Hi.</p><p>- What's your name?</p><p>- My name's Ally.</p><p>- Ally.</p><p>- Pronouns?</p><p>- They, them.</p><p>- They, them. All right.</p><p>- I'm Trans Santa.</p><p>- I'm Dr. Claus.</p><p>- It's nice to meet you.</p><p>- Hi.</p><p>- It's nice to meet you, too.</p><p>Do you want to tell us</p><p>what you want for Christmas?</p><p>- Oh, we got to do photos.</p><p>- Oh, yeah. Photos, sorry.</p><p>I just always want</p><p>to talk to people.</p><p>- Good, good.</p><p>- Okay. Okay.</p><p>I want to be able to come out</p><p>fully to my parents</p><p>and get a binder,</p><p>'cause the last time I asked,</p><p>they weren't...</p><p>Like, they</p><p>didn't really understand why.</p><p>And so I want to be able</p><p>to tell them,</p><p>this year, like, fully,</p><p>and I want to ask them</p><p>for Christmas, so</p><p>I know, like, when I got</p><p>my first binder...</p><p>Yeah.</p><p>I was like... so</p><p>it changed me</p><p>because it, like, empowered me</p><p>to have the body of the person</p><p>that I wanted to be.</p><p>I hope to empower you in that</p><p>step as much as possible.</p><p>It's very empowering</p><p>being in your presence.</p><p>- Yeah. Aw, thank you.</p><p>- Merry Christmas.</p><p>- Binder, it's gonna happen.</p><p>- I can feel it.</p><p>- Yeah.</p><p>- Yes.</p><p>- Make it happen.</p><p>- [breathes deeply]</p><p>[car horns honking]</p><p>What is happening right now?</p><p>Hi, guys.</p><p>We came out tonight for</p><p>the Tranny Santa Claus meetup</p><p>'cause me and a few sisters,</p><p>we're like, "There's no way"</p><p>"that we're gonna allow this</p><p>to happen</p><p>without coming</p><p>and speaking the truth."</p><p>The enemy is not hiding,</p><p>and neither can we.</p><p>So we have to be bold.</p><p>Oh.</p><p>Camera crew's here.</p><p>[window whirring open]</p><p>- Hey, how's it going?</p><p>- Hi, it's going.</p><p>How are you today?</p><p>Wondering why you guys</p><p>turned up here tonight.</p><p>We're Christians,</p><p>and so we came out tonight</p><p>to just try to stand up</p><p>for the children.</p><p>This is a ploy to steal, kill,</p><p>and destroy somebody's identity</p><p>at a pivotal point in history</p><p>right now</p><p>where our country</p><p>is going downhill,</p><p>when they're trying to roll in</p><p>Communism and things like that.</p><p>We see Marxism,</p><p>and we just see them</p><p>trying to disassemble</p><p>our values.</p><p>The Holy Spirit told me</p><p>that I should just come out</p><p>and, you know,</p><p>represent the kingdom.</p><p>- Thanks, guys.</p><p>- Thank you.</p><p>[laughs]</p><p>Yeah.</p><p>- Yeah, it really was.</p><p>- It was?</p><p>- Yeah.</p><p>- That was the Holy Ghost.</p><p>- It was.</p><p>- [screams]</p><p>We will stand up for the Lord</p><p>no matter what.</p><p>We do not care. We are the news.</p><p>We are the revolution.</p><p>We are the children of God.</p><p>We are the remnant.</p><p>We are the patriots!</p><p>You won't even let us watch</p><p>what's going on?</p><p>Is this a secret?</p><p>We haven't threatened anyone,</p><p>attacked anyone.</p><p>- We haven't done anything.</p><p>- We're not leaving.</p><p>Yeah. We're not leaving.</p><p>- Are you the Proud Boys?</p><p>- Yeah.</p><p>- Yeah, I'm a Proud Boy.</p><p>- See our shirts, right?</p><p>- Can you read?</p><p>- Sure, here, take it.</p><p>That's what we're about.</p><p>Proud Boys have never</p><p>killed anybody, ever, ever.</p><p>This is at the heart</p><p>of the cultural problem</p><p>in America today.</p><p>You guys moved the location,</p><p>or there would have been more.</p><p>But there's gonna be</p><p>more here soon.</p><p>We have a lot of people</p><p>that live in Naperville,</p><p>so good luck.</p><p>It's okay.</p><p>[dramatic music]</p><p> </p><p>Ho, ho, ho!</p><p> </p><p>We are protesting</p><p>the indoctrination of children.</p><p>- We're elves.</p><p>- We're elves.</p><p>Yeah, we're Proud Boy elves,</p><p>and we're protesting</p><p>the outsourcing</p><p>of our jobs and our boss's.</p><p>This church is infected</p><p>with evil.</p><p>We don't even know</p><p>what a transgender Santa Claus</p><p>looks like.</p><p>You know, if you Google it,</p><p>this is what comes up...</p><p>A woman with a beard.</p><p>They're destroying Santa Claus.</p><p>And, really, the Bible that</p><p>I read says that this is a sin.</p><p>Okay.</p><p>[scoffs]</p><p>Santa's not in the Bible.</p><p>[chuckles]</p><p>- Merry Christmas!</p><p>- Merry Christmas!</p><p>- Hi. Welcome.</p><p>- Hi.</p><p>- Jolly.</p><p>- Say "jolly."</p><p>You're propagating division.</p><p>Even worse,</p><p>you're propagating division</p><p>to children.</p><p>I think it's horrific.</p><p>Say "cookies." all: Cookies.</p><p>That's what the Proud Boys</p><p>are... they're hate.</p><p>How did they find us?</p><p>Like, we kept this a secret.</p><p>So I don't know</p><p>how they got here.</p><p>And a little concerned.</p><p>What do you call a fear</p><p>of Santa Claus?</p><p>Claus-trophobia.</p><p>- Oh!</p><p>- Yes, that's a good one.</p><p>- I don't like Claus-trophobia.</p><p>- We're gonna steal that one.</p><p>Thank you guys</p><p>for coming out, yeah.</p><p>- Can I hug you or no?</p><p>- Yeah, for sure.</p><p>Yeah. Both: Merry Christmas.</p><p>All right. Merry Christmas.</p><p>Merry Christmas.</p><p>- Take care.</p><p>- Yeah. Take care.</p><p>Yes.</p><p>[water running]</p><p>[light music]</p><p>The thing that camp</p><p>definitely helped me grow in</p><p>was my confidence level.</p><p>So I decided to bleach my beard</p><p>and truly become Santa Claus.</p><p> </p><p>Not too bad. Not too bad at all.</p><p> </p><p>- Okay, I may need help, Chris.</p><p>- Okay.</p><p>- Oh, yeah, that's my boy.</p><p>- [laughs] Yeah.</p><p>What do you think</p><p>a certain person might think?</p><p>- They're gonna hate it.</p><p>- [laughs]</p><p>Honestly,</p><p>I wouldn't be surprised</p><p>if you didn't get</p><p>another letter.</p><p>[laughs]</p><p>I love it. They're gonna go,</p><p>"What the hell?"</p><p>Eh, honestly, they already</p><p>despise my existence.</p><p>I'm on my property line.</p><p> </p><p>You don't like it, you move.</p><p>[laughing]</p><p>What you think?</p><p>- [laughs]</p><p>- It's so cute. I love it.</p><p>[laughs]</p><p>We're here, we're Black,</p><p>and we're proud of it.</p><p>- [laughs]</p><p>- And we ain't going nowhere.</p><p>[device whirring]</p><p>I don't know where the fourth...</p><p>- It was just right here.</p><p>- D-ring is.</p><p>When we heard</p><p>what happened to Chris,</p><p>my first reaction</p><p>was that I was really mad.</p><p>And then my second reaction</p><p>was, "Where can I get one?"</p><p>- Take off.</p><p>- Caroline, no, no, no, no.</p><p>- I do like this one better.</p><p>- I do, too. It's bigger.</p><p>- Yeah.</p><p>- It's better.</p><p>An update to a story</p><p>we shared</p><p>with you last holiday season.</p><p>Neighbors are putting out</p><p>their own Black Santa</p><p>to show their support.</p><p>They're calling them</p><p>solidarity Santas.</p><p>Black Santas popping up</p><p>everywhere.</p><p>- We need another rope.</p><p>- No, look,</p><p>I've got one in back and one</p><p>in front on the same rope.</p><p>On the same rope?</p><p>- Here we go.</p><p>- Go.</p><p>So I showed her the copy</p><p>of the letter, and she said...</p><p>Go get the biggest, Blackest</p><p>Santa you can find.</p><p>[laughs]</p><p>I anticipate there'll be</p><p>a lot more going up</p><p>over the weekend.</p><p>And I think people will go</p><p>to work Monday morning</p><p>with most of this neighborhood</p><p>covered in Black Santas.</p><p> </p><p>[saw whirring]</p><p>Got a cider doughnut?</p><p>Oh, these are still hot.</p><p>I'll put you on top</p><p>of the good-girl list.</p><p>Thank you.</p><p> </p><p>To be a good Mrs. Claus,</p><p>you have to have this talent,</p><p>have you, to be able to look</p><p>a small child in the eye</p><p>and lie your pants off to 'em,</p><p>you know, take them to that</p><p>crazy world where reindeer fly</p><p>and Santa goes up</p><p>and down the chimney.</p><p>[lows]</p><p>When their eyes are sparkling</p><p>and their mouth is going...</p><p>[gasps] "Ooh,"</p><p>you know you've got 'em.</p><p>You know that Santa's</p><p>has got reindeer</p><p>up at the North Pole, right?</p><p>- Both: Yeah.</p><p>- Well, do you know</p><p>that he also has</p><p>a couple of unicorns?</p><p>- What?</p><p>- He's got three.</p><p>And do you know that unicorns...</p><p>They lose their baby horn</p><p>when they're about six,</p><p>and then they grow</p><p>their big adult horn.</p><p>Come look at this.</p><p>This is a real unicorn horn.</p><p>If you touch it and make</p><p>a wish, it may come true.</p><p>Do you have a wish?</p><p>Mrs. Claus, what would you say</p><p>to young girls</p><p>about speaking up?</p><p>Absolutely.</p><p>You know how boys</p><p>speak up all the time?</p><p>They're very loud</p><p>and authoritative.</p><p>Well, young girls</p><p>need to speak up</p><p>and say what's on their mind.</p><p>So that's why I spoke up</p><p>to Santa and said,</p><p>"You know, I've been quiet</p><p>all these years</p><p>"and being the good little</p><p>wife, but now it's my turn.</p><p>See how you like</p><p>sitting at home."</p><p>[whistle blows, person shouts]</p><p>I've done my checklist.</p><p>- Okay.</p><p>- I got my hat.</p><p>I got my cane.</p><p>I got my candy cane.</p><p>I also checked</p><p>with the management</p><p>to make sure</p><p>that we have two Zambonis...</p><p>- Okay.</p><p>- One for you, one for me...</p><p>- All right.</p><p>- The same size.</p><p>As you know, Mrs. Claus,</p><p>with coming up in the world...</p><p>Is she? Okay.</p><p>You know, Mrs. Claus is not</p><p>the warm-up act for Santa.</p><p>- You know?</p><p>- Yes, she is.</p><p>How about this?</p><p>We all deserve respect, period.</p><p>I'm done.</p><p>Do we know where he went?</p><p>Where did he go?</p><p>- Respect.</p><p>- We're here to have a good time.</p><p>- Yeah.</p><p>- Not to piss Santa off,</p><p>'cause Santa's pissed off.</p><p>And you don't want</p><p>Santa pissed off.</p><p>This shit of equal pay</p><p>or equal rights...</p><p>You earn your rights</p><p>in this world.</p><p>I don't care if you're male</p><p>or female... you earn them.</p><p>- [elevator bell dings]</p><p>- Well...</p><p>[buzzer sounds]</p><p>[indistinct chatter]</p><p>Santa and Mrs. Claus...</p><p>It's a complicated relationship.</p><p>All Santas don't have</p><p>a Mrs. Claus.</p><p>So, when I work with them,</p><p>they don't really know</p><p>what to do with me.</p><p>Ooh.</p><p>Mrs. Claus is getting</p><p>a little fan base,</p><p>which is very exciting.</p><p>[cheering]</p><p>It's pretty clear, Mrs. Claus</p><p>is getting more respect.</p><p>We're getting more equal pay.</p><p>We're getting equal-size</p><p>chairs, equal Zambonis.</p><p> </p><p>All right, get me off the ice.</p><p>We're done. Move on.</p><p> </p><p>We still have a long way to go,</p><p>but we've come a long way, baby.</p><p>[scattered cheers]</p><p> </p><p>[indistinct chatter]</p><p>- Does he have long johns on?</p><p>- Yes.</p><p>We're gonna get you</p><p>all Santa-fied.</p><p>Look at that belly.</p><p>Can you give me a "ho, ho, ho"?</p><p>Ho, ho, ho!</p><p>Can you see okay and everything?</p><p>Okay, dude.</p><p>All right. You're welcome.</p><p>I love you, too, honey.</p><p>Come on. Come stand up.</p><p>- You know what?</p><p>- I'm really thankful</p><p>that you are thankful</p><p>for me, okay?</p><p>I think it's going to be</p><p>a lot of fun</p><p>walking down there.</p><p>It's going to be a lot, lot of,</p><p>lot of fun.</p><p>- Thank you for coming.</p><p>- Ready? One, two, three.</p><p>Go. Go, go, go.</p><p> </p><p>How are you reindeer doing?</p><p>Okay, Fin, we're going</p><p>around the corner now,</p><p>so you got to steer us</p><p>the right way.</p><p>Here we go, Santa!</p><p>Yes!</p><p>[cheers and applause]</p><p> </p><p>Ho, ho, ho!</p><p>[cheers and applause]</p><p>[all chanting]</p><p>Santa! Santa! Santa!</p><p>Santa! Santa!</p><p>- It's so beautiful.</p><p>- Oh, my God, I'm gonna cry.</p><p>It's, like, super emotional.</p><p>I'm just so happy.</p><p>[cheering]</p><p>Just all these people</p><p>out to see him,</p><p>and I just didn't know</p><p>it was possible.</p><p>[all cheering]</p><p> </p><p>[all cheering]</p><p> </p><p>Looking good, Santa.</p><p>There were doctors who said</p><p>he'd never talk or do anything,</p><p>just be a vegetable.</p><p>But I think</p><p>he's doing pretty good.</p><p>- He's up in the sleigh!</p><p>- He's flying!</p><p>He's flying</p><p>in his magical sleigh!</p><p>- Santa!</p><p>- Look at him. Look at him.</p><p>Look how happy he is.</p><p>Look how happy he is.</p><p>Oh, my God.</p><p>[chuckles]</p><p>- Whoo-hoo!</p><p>- [all chanting] Santa! Santa!</p><p>Santa! Santa! Santa!</p><p>- Santa Fin, we love you!</p><p>- Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.</p><p>[all chanting]</p><p>Santa! Santa! Santa! Santa!</p><p> </p><p>I'll put it back here.</p><p>Here we go.</p><p>Baby.</p><p>- It does not smell good.</p><p>- [laughs]</p><p>It smells just like a perm.</p><p> </p><p>After camp, Chris definitely</p><p>stepped up his game.</p><p>You could see the joy</p><p>and the excitement.</p><p>The little kid inside of him</p><p>was having a field day.</p><p>In a few hours,</p><p>it's my first huge Santa gig.</p><p>Putting in a little bit</p><p>of conditioner</p><p>to get this prime time ready.</p><p>[bottle spritzing]</p><p>And it was just comical</p><p>'cause it's watching</p><p>your 30-something-year-old</p><p>husband now desire</p><p>to look like an older man.</p><p>[giggles]</p><p>My daughter is super proud</p><p>of me for becoming Santa.</p><p>She tells all her friends.</p><p>She tells anybody,</p><p>"My daddy's Santa."</p><p>Daddy.</p><p>This is my daddy.</p><p>It can't help but make</p><p>you feel just huge.</p><p>Ah. Daddy fell under the tree.</p><p> </p><p>I'm proud of the man</p><p>that he has become.</p><p>His father, my mother,</p><p>his grandfather,</p><p>all the people</p><p>that have gone on,</p><p>they would be real proud of him.</p><p>- Is it?</p><p>- Which is...</p><p>[laughter]</p><p>That's why you're Super Santa</p><p>with the cape.</p><p>- All right, get ready.</p><p>- Kids are coming.</p><p>Your first customers.</p><p>- Hey!</p><p>- No. No, no, no!</p><p>- No, it's okay.</p><p>- [laughter]</p><p>Oh, come on, Lennox.</p><p>This will be a souvenir</p><p>for Grandma.</p><p>Got to warm up. It's fine.</p><p> </p><p>I have no idea</p><p>how this is gonna turn out.</p><p>But I know that I have to do it.</p><p>People were</p><p>not necessarily enthusiastic</p><p>about him coming,</p><p>I guess,</p><p>is the best way to put it.</p><p>People were, like,</p><p>genuinely confused, like,</p><p>"Why would you have</p><p>a Black Santa?</p><p>Why would you...</p><p>He's supposed to be white."</p><p>I can assume that probably</p><p>some people didn't show up</p><p>because there was a Black Santa.</p><p>And</p><p>it's a little unfair,</p><p>but it is how it is.</p><p>Maybe I don't look like</p><p>every other Santa,</p><p>but I don't want to.</p><p>[indistinct chatter]</p><p> </p><p>We came out today</p><p>to meet Black Santa.</p><p>How are you doing?</p><p>Aw, thank you.</p><p>He may not understand it</p><p>right now, but one day he will.</p><p>So I want him</p><p>to experience that.</p><p>I just think it'll be</p><p>a good memory for her,</p><p>see that her mom,</p><p>like, really took the time out</p><p>to find a Black Santa.</p><p>Aw!</p><p>So precious.</p><p>She loves taking pictures, too.</p><p>Hey.</p><p>- [baby fusses]</p><p>- Hey, look at Grandma.</p><p>[cheers and applause]</p><p>- I've...</p><p>- both: Never seen a Black Santa.</p><p>- Well, I'm here.</p><p>- Hey.</p><p>I just know</p><p>I'm not on that naughty list,</p><p>- so that's all that matters.</p><p>- Hi, Santa!</p><p>Hey.</p><p>Well, I mean, I hadn't either</p><p>until I became Santa.</p><p>- All right, ho, ho to you.</p><p>- Bro, ho, ho.</p><p>- Bro, ho, ho.</p><p>- Yes.</p><p>- All right!</p><p>- Bro, ho, ho.</p><p>[fireworks exploding]</p><p>When I was little,</p><p>Santa was white.</p><p>It was whatever someone else</p><p>decided Santa to be.</p><p>I heard that there was</p><p>gonna be a Black Santa.</p><p>[laughs] I decided, "We got to</p><p>come here and see Black Santa."</p><p>- Hey.</p><p>- Oh. Hey.</p><p>It's important</p><p>that my grandson sees</p><p>that Santa can be someone</p><p>that's African American.</p><p>There were families</p><p>that traveled</p><p>over 300 miles to be here.</p><p>That was very rewarding.</p><p>Thank you so much.</p><p>[cheers and applause]</p><p>But it definitely also gave me</p><p>a bit of a sense of sadness</p><p>that there are not</p><p>Black Santas closer to them.</p><p> </p><p>Tonight I'll be doing what's</p><p>called a "sneak and peek."</p><p>It's a Christmas Eve visit.</p><p>And Santa sneaks into the house,</p><p>the parents wake</p><p>the children up,</p><p>and they get to come down</p><p>and watch Santa</p><p>as he delivers the presents.</p><p>[car alarm chirps]</p><p> </p><p>When I have a visit with a child</p><p>I want them to continue</p><p>to believe in Santa.</p><p>[door creaking]</p><p>[bells jingling]</p><p> </p><p>[chuckles]</p><p>I hear bells.</p><p>Who else can hear a bell?</p><p>[indistinct chatter]</p><p> </p><p>Santa.</p><p> </p><p>This is gonna be your new home.</p><p>It's not as cold here</p><p>as the North Pole, but...</p><p>Mmm.</p><p>Chocolate chip, my favorite.</p><p>[kids giggling]</p><p>I think there's</p><p>a creature stirring.</p><p> </p><p>I think Santas,</p><p>when they pass away...</p><p>They're... they're still here...</p><p>Three, two, one, cheese.</p><p>Because the memories</p><p>that families have of them...</p><p>Say "cookies." all: Cookies.</p><p>Children have of them,</p><p>their friends have of them</p><p>are still there, and they</p><p>continue to grow every year.</p><p>[all chanting]</p><p>Santa! Santa! Santa!</p><p>I'm so proud of what the new</p><p>Clauses have accomplished.</p><p>Ho, ho, ho, ho!</p><p>There's still a lot of work</p><p>to be done</p><p>and in opening the door</p><p>for more diversity.</p><p>But this year I think we made</p><p>a lot of progress.</p><p>- What do you see over there?</p><p>- Santa!</p><p>- Oh, my gosh.</p><p>- Is he really brown?</p><p>- Yeah.</p><p>- [giggling]</p><p>If whoever wrote that letter</p><p>truly has a problem</p><p>with Black Santas,</p><p>they're really gonna hate this.</p><p>It was all a dream, I used</p><p>to read "Word Up!" magazine </p><p>Salt-N-Pepa and Heavy D</p><p>up in the limousine </p><p>Hangin' pictures on my wall </p><p>Every Saturday Rap Attack </p><p>Mr. Magic, Marley Marl </p><p>I let my tape rock</p><p>till my tape popped </p><p> </p><p>Way back, when I had the red</p><p>and black lumberjack </p><p>With the hat to match </p><p>Remember Rappin' Duke?</p><p>Duh-ha, duh-ha </p><p>You never thought</p><p>that hip-hop </p><p>Would take it this far </p><p>Now I'm in the limelight</p><p>'cause I rhyme tight </p><p>Time to get paid,</p><p>blow up like the World Trade </p><p>Born sinner,</p><p>the opposite of a winner </p><p>Remember when I used</p><p>to eat sardines for dinner </p><p>Peace to Ron G, Brucie B,</p><p>Kid Capri </p><p>Funkmaster Flex,</p><p>Love bug Starski </p><p>I'm blowin' up</p><p>like you thought I would </p><p>Call the crib, same number,</p><p>same hood, it's all good </p><p>It's all good </p><p>And if you don't know,</p><p>now you know </p><p>You know, you know </p><p>You know very well </p><p>Who you are </p><p>Don't let 'em hold you down </p><p>Reach for the stars </p><p>You had a goal </p><p>But not that many </p><p>'Cause you're the only one </p><p>And if you don't know,</p><p>now you know </p><p>I'll give you good</p><p>and plenty </p><p>Representin' B-Town,</p><p>in the house </p><p>Junior Mafia, mad flavor </p><p>Unh </p><p>Unh </p><p>Yeah, alright.</p>
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