My wife is Jewish, and I was raised Catholic. When we married, we agreed to raise our children in the Jewish tradition, with all the holidays, rituals and so forth. And because I still have a sentimental, though passive, connection to Catholicism, we also agreed to a tree at Christmas. But we never discussed Santa Claus until our daughter was born.
I love Santa Claus. I’ve played the jolly old chap at family events and elsewhere. I like his story, and I like his character: benevolent and hardworking but impish and mysterious.
I also like lying to children.