Our Story

In 1966, my parents had their hands full during the chaotic holiday season, with 5 kids asking, “How many more days?” over and over. Their solution? A family tradition that we’ve kept for nearly 50 years. A handmade Santa doll became our countdown calendar. With items of clothing strung across the fireplace mantel, every evening after dinner, one of us would take a turn dressing Santa. One night it might be a sock, a belt or his jacket. The number of items left told us exactly how many more days until Santa visited our house. The tradition continued, even after we all grew up and moved out.