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Santa Ed Hatz
- Los Angeles, CA
- Santa Claus
- Travels up to 60 miles
- $300 to $500/hr
Overview
Santa Hatz is a professional real-bearded Santa who will show up to your corporate event, tree lighting, office party, family gathering, civic event, hospital events or parade with a beautiful Santa bag for the customer to place gifts and an enthusiasm to spread the Spirit of Christmas to all attending. Santa's agenda is entirely negotiable with possibilities of storytelling, professional photography (you provide the photographer), selfies (or elfies), table visits, visits and conversations with children, etc... It is Santa Hatz's goal to reinvigorate the magical wonder of Santa for the young and not-so-young alike.
22 Reviews
We hired Santa Ed Hatz for a large corporate event. He was on time, professional, and was very good about keeping up the illusion for the children. He looks just like real Santa. He was so patient with the children and easy to work with. I would hire him again in a second.
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I really don’t have enough words to express how absolutely perfect and magical our experience was with Santa Ed. This was our first year asking Santa to come visit early and Santa Ed rolled with the punches catering to our house full of believers and scrooges alike. I was worried some older kids (who we will not be inviting back again) would ruin the fun, but Santa Ed wasn’t the least bit phased and made our entire experience fun, whimsical, and wholly interactive for both the kids AND adults. Our girls still talk about him and the adults were incredibly impressed. I’m pretty sure Santa Ed is THE Santa!! We HIGHLY recommend him and hope to see him year after year.
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Santa Ed Hatz not only looks the part but knows literally everything about Santa and everything Christmas. I'm pretty sure he is actually Santa pretending to be a Santa for hire. It's the perfect disguise! He can answer any hard-hitting question you can think of and is just a jolly person all around. His suit was incredible and so was the sled he arrived in. He was an absolute pleasure to work with and I'm now looking for any reason to bring Santa back to town!
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The children believed they were talking to the real Santa!
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Good communication and looked as authentic as possible. Great suit. Great beard. Great rosy cheeks. We had a ton of kids so it was a bit tough to keep them sitting and attentive, but he went with the flow and made himself available around the party for pics and conversation. After he left, kids wanted to know where he went and adults were in awe of how legit he seemed. Holiday magic!
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Santa Ed was amazing, he arrived early and looked amazing. It was for a kids Santa Party at my work. The kids loved him. He was kind and sweet
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Santa Hatz is phenomenal! Worked with many Santas in the past and Santa Hatz is the best by far.
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Such a great Santa!! So pleasant to work with! The kids loved him!! Best Santa I’ve seen!!
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This is the second time we have hired Santa Ed Hatz, he is just wonderful!! He is patient and wonderful with all of the kids. There is something magical about him. I want to book him now for next year!
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Gentle, kind and perfect for our event!!
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Ed was a class act from start to finish. Would rehire him in a heartbeat.
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Response from Santa Ed Hatz:
I had a great time celebrating the holidays with you and your friends in your beautiful home! Have a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!
I think he really is Santa! but Shhhhhh! A great professional entertainer who made the party even more fun. We had an all adults party and Santa made everyone feel like a kid again. So fun! Highly recommend!
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Response from Santa Ed Hatz:
I had a blast at your party! Thank you for allowing me to share the holidays with you!
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Santa Ed was fabulous! He was very responsive to answering my questions before the event and followed through on all that we discussed. He is very authentic looking and the kids had a blast. He is a top notched Santa and I highly recommend!
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Santa Ed was excellent!!! He truly brought holiday cheer to our event! He was engaging with kids and brought Christmas magic! I would absolutely 100% recommend Santa Ed for your next holiday event!!
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All the kids were having great time. Thank you Santa!!!!!
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Santa Ed was amazing! He brought so much joy to our holiday party. He even handled my teen’s FBI Status interrogation like a total pro (aye! Sorry Santa!) All of my guests complimented him, they were all so impressed. We are a rowdy bunch and outnumbered by boys - but Santa Ed was truly magic. Thank you for reading our family’s favorite Christmas story - even though it’s not very traditional (lol). We hope to book early next year!
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We had a great experience with our Santa! He was super kid friendly, super photogenic, and Great communication throughout the process. The kids loved him! Santa created ever lasting memories for all the kids!! Highly recommend!! : )
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I was so impressed with Santa. He was wonderful. Best looking Santa I have ever seen. I had about 40 kids and 80 people and everyone loved it. Wonderful personality and everyone loved him I am definitely be hiring him next year and I recommend everyone to hire him. Thank you Santa for making my party a huge success ❤️❤️❤️
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Response from Santa Ed Hatz:
Ho, Ho, Hello Kelly,
I loved spending time with your family and friends for your Christmas party. The tone of your event could only be described as "organized chaos". I don't know where you find the energy to wrangle so many kids at once, but you handled it like a pro! The exuberance of youth helps to keep us young, too.
I hope that you had a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Don't forget to book early for this year.
Santa Ed was very professional and was the perfect Santa for our event!
He brought a chair and a nice backdrop for pictures to be taken.
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Response from Santa Ed Hatz:
Ho, Ho, Hello Monica,
I had a blast helping you with your Grand Opening. Your staff and you were a joy to work with.
I hope that you have a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
Santa Ed is the real deal! Families loved him! He was very professional, easy to work with and looked exactly how you expect Santa to look..magical! Super happy with him and will be hiring him again next year. Oh and his outfit is PERFECT!
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Response from Santa Ed Hatz:
Ho, Ho, Hello Danielle,
I loved spending time with your family and your church family, too! I could feel the Spirit of Christmas that radiates from your entire congregation. Not only do you have a wonderful House of Worship, you have a established a genuine House of Love!
I hope that you have a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Don't forget to book early for next year.
Thank you, Santa Ed, for making my sons feel so comfortable during the "Photos with Santa" event at the Lakewood Gardens Civic Association this past Sunday! The photos looked great and my sons loved interacting with you and letting you know what they wanted for Christmas. You made their day!!
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Response from Santa Ed Hatz:
Ho, Ho, Hello Laura,
I thoroughly enjoyed spending time with your family and the other families of the Lakewood Gardens Civic Association. Your twin boys were a delight to visit with.
I hope that you have a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Don't forget to book early for next year.
We loved having Santa at our Ugly Christmas Sweater party! He is witty, smart and brought in good cheer! Jolly good fun!
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Response from Santa Ed Hatz:
Ho, Ho, Hello Olivia,
It was wonderful spending time with your beautiful family and your friends. I loved all of the "not-so-ugly" Christmas sweaters. They really helped to set the festive spirit. It made me so happy that your son was able to warm up to me. I hope that you have a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Don't forget to book early for next year.
Booking Info
Price Range: $300 to $500/hr
About
Santa Hatz loves being Santa! Santa Hatz loves seeing the joy and delight in the faces of young and old alike. There is nothing like the Christmas Spirit to ease the stress and strife of our everyday lives. The Christmas Spirit is alive and well in all of us and sometimes just needs a little coaxing to rise to the surface.
Santa Hatz is a real-bearded Santa who is a member of the International Brotherhood of Real-Bearded Santas (IBRBS), the Fraternal Order of Real-Bearded Santas (FORBS), and The Worldwide Santa Claus Network. Members of these groups come together on a regular basis to share our love for being Christmas Performers as well as sharing our experiences in order to improve our craft.
Santa Hatz has attended the Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School, the Santa Claus Conservatory, the Christmas Performer's Workshops, Northern Lights Santa Academy and the International University of Santa Claus training programs and other training programs.
Santa Hatz is a Sole Proprietorship, registered with the state of California and, as such, is not subject to the restrictions of AB5.
Santa Hatz is fully vaccinated against COVID-19. He is tested at least once a week during the Christmas season. He is also adult and pediatric first aid, AED and CPR-certified by the American Red Cross.