Master Detective John Rakestraw

Highly recommended! Santa is amazing with a group of noisy, excitable preschoolers!

Santa was amazing again this year! Customers and employees love him.

Father Yule John stepped in and did an awesome job at our company Christmas party. He took pictures, handed out our corporate gifts to the kiddos, and delivered a jolly portrayal of Santa. I would definitely hire him again for an event! Thanks, Santa (and your helpful Elf) for adding a little extra magic to our event.

He was an awesome santa! Very charismatic, fun, and friendly- would book again. Thank you.

I threw myself a 36th birthday murder mystery party, and John was great!! He was flexible about the headcount since a bunch of people cancelled last minute and showed up late, he setup everything on his own even though I was late, he had a unique game setup that encouraged everyone to mingle and all of my friends really enjoyed themselves! It was the perfect level of difficulty where you felt like you were making progress in solving the murder, but still challenging so it wasn’t obvious at the end. John was professional and fun. It was a very entertaining, and I highly recommend him and his team!!

Santa was awesome again this year! Very friendly and engaging with customers!

I wanted to thank John for coming to our home. We had three very excited girls who had so much fun seeing and visiting with Santa. Santa John was Awesome and was so good with the girls. Thank you.

Santa arrived to the complete shock/surprise of my adult family members who were celebrating our Christmas holiday on December 23 - he brought gifts for everyone (provided to him previously), told some stories, provided many photo ops - all in all, he was wonderful!

This is the third year we’ve had Father Yule visit our daycare! He is professional, warm and jolly, just as you would expect Santa to be!

It was a pleasure working with Father Yule John Rakestraw. He was easy to arrange with and coordinate, and even agreed to provide us with an elf! His team was cooperative and friendly. Father Yule himself was charismatic and fun, which helped families and children loosen up and have fun for their photo-shoot! Thanks for a wonderful event! Would recommend him to others!

Fun experience and well thought out game!

Father Yule John Rakestraw was great! He was an excellent communicator, he showed up early, and the kids loved him!

My boss wasn't happy with his helper though. We were expecting a fun-loving "elf" helper and what we got was a sullen, unfriendly young man who obviously wanted to be anywhere else but at our festivity. My boss asked him why he wasn't taking the pictures that were promised. He replied "I don't think anyone cares." We would definitely ask Father Yule John back, but not his helper.

Very Dynamic and fun. The game was a little complicated but turned out to be a great bonding time for everyone.

John delivered everything promised ! We had a great time for my surprise birthday party . This event added to our great kidnapping weekend. Thanks so much !

Another great year for pictures with Santa

This is the second year with Father Yule, “Santa”, and we hope to see him again next year! He has an amazing presence in our home! He posed for photos with our whole preschool class, delivered gifts and answered any questions children had, and was just a friendly and jolly Santa.

Very flexible with timing and last minute happenings. Great feedback from our guests.

We didn't know what to expect but we couldn't have been happier!

We needed a Santa for our event at the last minute, and Father Yule John Rakestraw stepped in and saved the day! He came prepared with stories to read the children, a beautiful Santa costume, and an energetic, jovial demeanor. He danced and sang, told jokes and made the children (and their parents) smile and laugh. Our event was televised and streamed live, and he never missed a beat during the entire two-hour show! We will definitely ask him to return next year!

Father Yule John Rakestraw was a great Santa for our event! The kids loved him!

He was great with the kids (and the adults too!). He offered free photos with anyone who wanted it, and gave out free stickers to the kids. His costume was perfect -- everyone knew exactly who he was! Thank you Father Yule!!