Hacker NewsDec 17

Playing Santa Does Things to a Man. What It Did to Bob Rutan Was Even Stranger

https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/a69597294/santaland-bob-rutan/

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Playing Santa Does Strange Things to a Man. What It Did to Bob Rutan Was Even Stranger.

Bob Rutan is legendary among the tight-knit fraternity of Macy’s Santa Clauses. Like many of these men, playing Santa changed Bob. Profoundly. His story is one of struggle and failure, heartbreak and grace and—yes—the magic of Christmas.

Esquire
Deborah Edwards-OñoroDec 13

Long read.

Yes, I used more than one kleenex.

"Bob Rutan is legendary among the tight-knit fraternity of Macy’s Santa Clauses.

Like many of these men, playing Santa changed Bob. Profoundly.

His story is one of struggle and failure, heartbreak and grace and—yes—the magic of Christmas."

https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/a69597294/santaland-bob-rutan/

#SantaClaus #Christmas #BobRutan #Macys

Playing Santa Does Strange Things to a Man. What It Did to Bob Rutan Was Even Stranger.

Bob Rutan is legendary among the tight-knit fraternity of Macy’s Santa Clauses. Like many of these men, playing Santa changed Bob. Profoundly. His story is one of struggle and failure, heartbreak and grace and—yes—the magic of Christmas.

Esquire