Does Santa Live Forever or is He Succeeded by His Children and Others?

[AviatorTom]

There are many movies about Santa and his family, how his son or daughter takes over for him when he gets old. Or even someone else, as in The Santa Clause movie.

What do you think?

Does Santa get old and has successors?

[Massageman]

I've seen this piece in many iterations, sent to boy or girl and with various recipient's names, about Santa and the responsibility one assumes once they know about Santa.

Dear Elle,

You have been asking me lately “Is Santa real?”

I have been thinking a lot about what I want to tell you. I decided to write

down my answer for you so that I can say it just right and you can read it over

and over again, if you have questions.

So, is Santa real?

The answer is yes. Santa is real, but not in the way that you think. There is

no one Santa. Santa is not a man at the North Pole that gives gifts to all the

children.

Rather Santa is more of a symbol that represents giving, kindness, love and

service. The old, fat man in a red suit is a symbol for all of those good things.

And mom, dad, aunts, uncles, grandmas, and grandpas want to be a part of

the giving and kindness and service, so we are on Santa’s team. Dad and I fill

your stockings with treats and gifts, and we bring you presents on Christmas

morning. You don’t hear us because we do it late at night and we are quiet as

a mouse. We faithfully carry out the tradition of Santa every year with love in

our hearts. People like me and daddy help Santa do a job that would otherwise

be impossible for one man.

We say the gifts are from Santa because we don’t want to take credit for the

presents. Giving is what brings us joy, not the credit for the giving; we just

want you to feel love and magic on Christmas morning. That is what Grandma

Kerry did for me and Grandma Pam did for dad and what their parents did for

them.

Someday you will do the same for your children. You will love seeing their little

faces light up Christmas morning as they see their gifts, just like we love seeing

your face light up. You will grow to love picking out presents for your children;

you will love the sleepless nights before each Christmas as you try to get all the

gifts ready, and you will love the anticipation of what your children will find

from Santa.

This won’t make you Santa, though. Just like it doesn’t make me and dad

Santa. Santa is bigger than any one person, and his work has gone on longer

than any of us have lived. What Santa represents is simple, but powerful. It is

more than a story you read in a book and more than a movie you watch on TV. And it is more than a jolly old, fat man magically fitting down chimneys. He

teaches children to have a belief in something they can’t see or touch.

That is a big job and it’s a very important one. Throughout your life you will

need the capacity to believe; in yourself, in your friends, in your family and in

your abilities. You’ll also need to believe in things you can’t measure or hold in

your hand or even see with your eyes. One of those things is God and His son,

Jesus, which is the reason we celebrate Christmas in the first place.

The secret of Santa is not spoiled, but it is passed down from parents to their

children when the children are ready for the responsibility to give as well. And

now we have passed it down to you.

This knowledge puts you on Santa’s team too. This means you can help us

shop for your brothers and sister, and help set out their gifts on Christmas

Eve. You can be a type of Santa for someone right now that needs hope and

encouragement in their lives. You can share Santa’s love and kindness with

anyone you chose.

Now that you too know the secret of Santa, we hope that you will continue to

hold that bright light of love and hope and that feeling of happiness that Santa

has always given you. And we hope that when the day comes, you too will

carry on the tradition of Santa Claus for your children!

So to answer your question: Yes, Santa is real. Although he is not a man you

can touch or see, Santa is as real as love and hope and happiness.

Remember, it is not your place to spoil the secret for anyone else. You are now

a keeper of the secret of Santa just like us.

Merry Christmas!

I love you,

[Massageman]

Thanks for the MHO.

[ohsheeT]

I guess that depends on us look at the way we have grown up as a people

Look at the the thing we were taught in school or in a. Religion and how far our own government has gone to make us believe something that was a total lie to more or less groom us to become and submit to where they can control who we are what we say and do.

I think as long as we still carry the child with in us and we can still feel what it like to give to someone that has not.

If we can still love and give from our hearts with out anything in return.

Then we can do anything
One day in time we are all going to have to stand up and be held accountable for what we believe in and who we are

Sometimes all it take is something as silly as a dream or a belief or a missunderstanding

[purplepoppy]

Neither. Santa is already dead. He's actually a ghost hence eternal and able to bypass earthly laws of physics regarding time and space to travel the earth in one night. It's how he can get in your house if you have no chimney too.

[Chazmatazz269]

That’s a solid premise.

[Kayla45]

He sucks the life force from magical creatures to cleanse his aged body for a more youthful appearance. If this life force tap were to run dry he’d wither away like ashes to sparkly snow powder.

[DishLady]

Good question.

So "St Nick" is meant to be an eternal figure, however based on different stories across the globe about who our mysterious village-to-village trotting benefactor is, there's now a theory of what "Santa" should be. There's also some digression about "12 days of Christmas" and "Three Kings Day" and several other affiliate questions regarding the "when" and "how" of Christmas delivery (possibly implying that NOT EVERYONE gets their gift on 12/25). Stories and traditions continued to form till there was at least SOME global uniformity... Then Hollywood (and Macy's) confused the goose with commercial versions of Santa that are very trendy today, including the "Santa descendants" question...

[Chazmatazz269]

I really liked how “The Santa Clause” handled the succession of the magic.
Prior to that, i was comfortable with Santa being a mystical entity that lived forever. I don’t think i’ve ever seen a story about Santa having kids, but he does have an unruly brother who saves the day in “Fred Claus”! I think it wouldn’t be too difficult to formulate a story about how Santa’s head elf takes over for the man if and when the time comes.

[llorando]

Santa eventually dies, but towards the end of his life transfer the spirit/magic of Santa to someone he deems worthy of being Santa.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/ue5iiJQLmuQ

[lightbulb27]

he is "spirit". he was inspired by St. Nicholas.

He is real in that he embodies into others. So he is everywhere...

the stuff about coming down chimneys is not true, that's criminals or desperate animals.

[sage2021]

The current Santa must be one of his sons, or grandsons because he was old when I was just a twinkle in my mother's eyes.

[NathanDavis]

I've never heard of Santa Son... are they really out there? lol

[MikeTheBartender]

Santa Lives forever... Everyone knows that... What everyone doesn't know and we will keep between adults... Is Santa is a bit of a player with the female elf's. He's a known cheater to Mrs Clause and has had around 1000 illegitimate children in his life. Some Christmas songs even allude to this...

"He sees you when you are sleeping, he knows when you're awake."

Santa does not work for that CIA, and that lyric has been around long before smartphones, he knows when you are sleeping and he knows when you are awake, because he was sleeping with your fucking mom!

The man has been a celebrated misogynist his whole life, he literally has conned the whole world into saying "Hoe hoe hoe!!!"

[RandomGirl42]

There can be only one.

[DonaldDarko]

I think he's a forever character out of a fantasy novel. That's how I've always seen him.

[Xawyx-2]

I think of Santa more as a job, not a single person.

[Shiprex]

He's forever in the dreams of those who want him there.

[MJVillarama]

Santa’s timeless in stories, but traditions often pass his role to others over time.

[Aakash_Hangargi]

As his imaginary he will live forever the power thought keeps him alive old fat and jolly shaking his belly like a jelly..

[Anonymous]

I think so. I mean I gotta believe given the fatman's weight and amount of sugar (cookies) consumed, he would've succumb to type 2 diabetes or heart failure long ago if he wasn't some form of supernaturally immortal.

[douride2]

Have you ever seen the movie The Santa Clause with Tim Allen? That is how it goes.

[msc545]

He has always lived and always will.

[Cubus]

Santa lives as long as capitalism lives.

[Staximus]

He's immortal, like God wearing a funny hat

[Raydergman26]

His sun then takes over