For the first time in three years, children are back sitting on Santa's lap at the Mall Of America (MOA), but that's not the only change you may notice at The Santa Experience this year.
For the first time in three years, children are back sitting on Santa's lap at the Mall Of America , but that's not the only change you may notice atFive years ago, Larry Jefferson became the first African American jolly old elf at the MOA."I think it's fantastic because it gives children and parents a different option of selecting a Santa they want their families to see," Jefferson told FOX 9.
But two will be African American and one will be of Chinese descent, becoming the first Asian Santa in the mall's history. Some of the Santas will not only look more like the people sitting on their laps, they will sound more like them too.
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