Intrepid reporter, Isaac de Trut, is our special guest with his Santa Claus interview.

 

The Scribbler’s intrepid reporter, Isaac de Trut, caught up to Santa in the Caribbean in late August. 

The only open window for an interview with one of the world’s most popular men was a one hour slot on the last day of the month. A Sunday. 7:00 PM.

The Bequia Island Golf Paradise. On-course suite #1.

 The edited version from head-elf of the North Pole’s PR department, Snortin Morton, was finally received in time for this week’s tribute to Christmas.

This is not Santa's first visit with us. If you missed the others, Please go HERE.

Read on, my friends.

 

Isaac de Trut.  Whoa! I’ve never met such a busy person. The Scribbler is most fortunate to have a rare moment with Mr. Claus. Our last interview was in 2020. We were bumped out each time the following years due to the long list of people, organizations, magazines, authors who want to chat with the famous man but due to my tenacity and my contacts at the Pole, we have a golden opportunity to speak with Santa.

Upon my arrival at his suite, he wasn’t in the best of moods. Having played in the Reindeer Open, a fund raiser for homeless elves, he was presented with the MSG (most honest golfer) award, having the highest score. Much to his credit and reputation of being jolly, such was the case when we began our conversation.

 

de Trut: Thank you for this opportunity Mr. Claus. I’m sorry to hear about you having such a bad day on the tournament this afternoon.

Santa: Yes, well it’s my fault, too many sweets, too much eggnog on my yearly rounds. This pot belly gets in my line of vision at times when I have to look down for the little bugger … I mean the little golf ball. I overindulge and end up paying for it for twelve months… and the silly thing is I do it again, every darn year. Ho Ho Ho.

 

de Trut: It’s been a while since the Scribbler has the pleasure of sharing your thoughts with our readers, Santa. We’ve talked about elves, the reindeer, your hobbies, the mystery of your presence and magic of gift-giving, in celebration of the birth of Jesus. We’ve chatted with the Mrs. and her views, such a lovely lady. What has been the highlight of the last five years we missed you?

 

Santa: The Covid pandemic was a little crazy but thankfully we were all vaccinated in time so no sick days or deaths in the Pole. It was difficult, to say the least, but we got the job done.

Other than that it’s been the normal routine. Our elves checking on boys and girls. The manufacture of all the toys and gifts. Reindeer herding with several new calves. Rudolph finally retired after 45 years of service but his grandbaby, Rudolph Reindeer III, is being trained to lead the sleigh as his grandfather did. If  only I can get the little ones to stop calling him names.

We’ve had to job out the making of candy canes to a company in New Brunswick. Perhaps you’ve heard of them, the Ganong family, famous for their ‘chicken bones’, the pink delicacies. The elves consume way to many to keep the candy making here. There was a weight problem and the elves were growing sluggish with all the sugar so we closed the Sweet Chambers.

Other than that. It’s been the same here.

 

de Trut: I understand from previous interviews, you are a musician. Tell us what you’ve been doing and who is your favourite musician?

 

Santa: Yes, well as I mentioned to Allan a few years back, I am involved in a trio with my friends, Jaspar and Merle. We do a lot of laidback jazz on Sunday afternoons at a little seaside bar called the Clam Shack. Merle is a whiz on the saxophone and we cover a lot of Clifford Brown, Stan Getz  and Kenny G.  

But JJ Cale is still my favourite and we do a few of his tunes as well.

 

de Tret: Sounds like fun Santa. I’ll have to check it out one of these Sundays. What’s your favourite cookie?

 

Santa: Well that’s an easy one. One of my special girls, one who has been good all her life and is a wonderful baker, Natasha Young. Her peanut butter cookies with chocolate chips are the best ever. She always leaves me a dozen or so and although I eat several, I try to take some home to the missus.

 

de Trut: Yes, I’ve heard of her. Can you tell us what you are reading these days Santa?

 

Santa: Yes, well I’ve been trying to read more Atlantic Canadian stuff as there is so much talent there. The wife gets upset when I bring those smut novels home I usually read (de Trut: on an aside, Santa winked at me when he said this and added, “I can be naughty too sometimes. Ho Ho Ho.) I usually leave those in the glove compartment on the sleigh and read on the time lapse travelling from one continent to the other.

I’ve discovered some great authors. S.C. Eston and his fantasy novels, Suzanne Casey and her lovely collection of tales, Christopher Sweet and his spooky stories are top-notch and I lately discovered Anne Smith-Nochasak of Nova Scotia, another talented writer. And Angela Wren of Great Britain is also one of my favourites. This is to name a few but there are so many more. I learn a lot about new authors on the Scribbler which I read every week, no matter how busy it gets.

 

de Trut: I can see our time is almost up Santa. Any last words?

 

Santa: Yes, as always, I would like your readers and visitors to be kind. That’s the best advice I can give anyone. Be Kind! And thank you Mr. de Trut for giving me an opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and an exciting New year.

 

Santa showed me to the door and gave me a new pen before I left. He told me it will NEVER run out of ink. That’s hard to believe but… I don’t think Santa would lie to me. Do you?

 

 

 

Scribbler: Thank you Isaac de Trut for sharing the interview.

Thanks to Santa.

 

Thank you to all our visitors and readers.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Tell us about your Christmas.

Will Santa show up?

Have you been good!

 

 

***Please join us next week when we recap the year’s Highlights and Special Moments. Plus a small taste of what to expect in the New Year.