Why The North Pole?

Greetings from Santa's Friend!

I recently asked Santa about the North Pole. Why is that his center of operations? Does he like living there? And so on . . . Here are a few of his observations.

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People often question the advisability of my selecting the North Pole. To begin with I didn’t really select it. Ultimately my move to the Pole was the result of an arbitrary decision made by a number of parents several years ago. One day I’ll give you all the details. For now I’d like to restrict myself to a few general comments.

For centuries I had to keep the location of my home a secret. It was common knowledge that I had come from Turkey but if I ever acknowledged that I lived in any one country all the others would have cause for jealousy. It took years, but eventually I realized that the Arctic might be the perfect solution. No country could ever claim it as "their" land because there was no land, only snow and ice.

Despite rumors, my interest in the North Pole was kept under wraps until 1822. That was the year that Thomas Nast drew a picture of me talking to a number of children and let the cat out of the bag. I was sitting on a packing crate. Unfortunately the address was clearly legible. It read: "Christmas Box, 1882, St Nicholas, North Pole." That was it. Of course the truth is I didn’t actually move my entire operation up here until 1890. But as I said before I’ll give you all the details on that at another time.

What do I think about the Pole? Well, there are pros and cons.

I do like the simplicity of life. For example, we don’t need compasses. There is only one direction. South. And consider time. Watches are for ornamentation only. If you’re tired but it’s too early to nap, you simply step into the proper time zone for worry free ZZZ’s

Privacy is another plus. It’s hard to get "here" from "there." Consider Commodore Perry. He spent nearly a quarter of a century trying to reach the North Pole and in the final analysis probably missed it by between two and three hundred miles. Don’t get me wrong. I like people, particularly children, but after a whirlwind November and December some quiet time is most welcome.

Of course there are some disadvantages. For example, we fear fire. It’s tough fighting flames when all your water is frozen solid. But even that has a plus side. We don’t need water glasses. At meals we put nicely shaped chunks of ice at everyone’s place. Then during the course of the meal if you feel the need of some moisture you pick yours up and lick it. You’ve heard of Lapp Land? That’s where the expression comes from.

But probably one of the nicest aspects of the North Pole is when you’re outside on a cold clear night. Directly above you is a very bright star. It’s Polaris. The North Star. It’s always there. It makes you think back to Bethlehem and what Christmas is all about.

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Until next month. Peace! Santa’s Friend

Glenn

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