Press Play with Madeleine Brand

How does Santa keep his energy up? Red Bull

Becoming Mr. Claus is a complete mental and physical transformation -- beard dyeing, special shampoos, backstories about reindeer. The top Santas can command a few hundred dollars per hour. We hear from one professional Santa from Los Angeles. Santa Claus, Mike Uva, comes to KCRW! Photo by Amy Ta

By Madeleine Brand • Dec 21, 2016 • 1 min read

Becoming Mr. Claus is a complete mental and physical transformation -- beard dyeing, special shampoos, backstories about reindeer. The top Santas can command a few hundred dollars per hour. We hear from one professional Santa from Los Angeles.

Santa Claus, Mike Uva, comes to KCRW! Photo by Amy Ta

Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Anna Scott
Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter
Jolie Myers
Managing Producer, 'Press Play'
Mike Uva
Professional Santa Claus

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

How does Santa keep his energy up? Red Bull

Becoming Mr. Claus is a complete mental and physical transformation -- beard dyeing, special shampoos, backstories about reindeer. The top Santas can command a few hundred dollars per hour. We hear from one professional Santa from Los Angeles. Santa Claus, Mike Uva, comes to KCRW! Photo by Amy Ta

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

How does Santa keep his energy up? Red Bull

Becoming Mr. Claus is a complete mental and physical transformation -- beard dyeing, special shampoos, backstories about reindeer. The top Santas can command a few hundred dollars per hour. We hear from one professional Santa from Los Angeles. Santa Claus, Mike Uva, comes to KCRW! Photo by Amy Ta

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