When you’ve got a job like Santa’s, it’s easy to get yourself in a bit of a tangle and tad of a tizzy – his duties take ‘responsibilities may vary’ to another level!

Santa wears a lot of hats to get everything ready for Christmas, but this year he’s got his candy canes in a knot. His different tasks are scattered all around Adelaide, and he’s left a magical trail in his wake on The Santa Course.

From North Adelaide to Rundle Mall you’ll find hats here, bells there, and ten giant Santa Claus everywhere!

The Santa Course 2024

After Christmas is done for the year, Santa puts on his Slacker hat, and that’s okay! Holidays are important for everyone – even Santa. After all, it’d be tough to be jolly all the time without saving some for chilling out. Safe to say, you can slack off once in a while without landing on the naughty list. Just remember to put your leave request in nice and early!

Santa the Slacker

Santa the Wrapper is a sticky-tape tamer, an origami master, and a ribbon maestro. Throughout his career, he estimates he’s used enough paper to wrap the planet a dozen times. After years of practice, he’s mastered the art of wrapping, taping and folding almost anything you can imagine. Teddy bears are still his downfall – some things are just very tricky to wrap.

Santa the Wrapper

When Santa wears his Suit, he’s the business brains of the operation - your go-to in the North Pole. He’s never been late in his life, and he knows every spreadsheet shortcut there is. Just so you know, the magic of Christmas doesn’t happen magically. Well, it does and it doesn’t. So don’t be fooled. A whole lot of hard work goes into magic, and that’s where this guy comes in.

Santa the Suit

When Santa wears his Chatterbox hat, it’s impossible to keep him quiet. He’s bursting at the seams with Christmas spirit – and puns – to share. The more people he can share it with, the better. Ever since television was invented, he’s had a pipe-dream of running his own talk-show, Santa Night Live. His dream guest is Tom Hanks, and he’d love for Mariah Carey to perform every single week. With Christmas and all though, his plate’s pretty full, so he’ll continue working on his idea during his post Christmas holiday.

Santa the Chatterbox

Santa the Curator is the ultimate master of taste. He’s not only responsible for picking the perfect gifts and making sure you love what’s under the tree, he’s also in charge of curating the Christmas ambience. From selecting the most on-trend shades of red and green, to knowing the must-have items each year, everything you see gets Santa’s final tick of approval.

Santa the Curator

Sure, a lot of us don’t love having our photo taken, but memories are important. There’s something special about looking back at old photos from Christmases past. Santa loves to remind people to take snaps and appreciate the small things, and tag him of course. He’s a big fan of Santagramming snaps of his Christmas pud, and scrolling through Reindeer Reels.

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