Description
What does Santa do on December the twenty-sixth? According to the children of a little surf town on the Atlantic coast, he heads straight for the beach. They say he leaves the reindeer to rest, rolls up his red trousers, waxes his board and paddles out past the breakers, beard flowing in the wind. Old surfers swear they have seen him catching a perfect wave at sunrise, laughing his big belly laugh. Whether or not anyone believes them, every boy and girl on that coast leaves a cookie on the board-rental counter, just in case. Nobody has ever found the cookie still there the next morning.
This merry piece imagines exactly that holiday adventure. Santa balances on his surfboard with jolly confidence, painted in bright festive colors that blend Christmas cheer with sunny beach spirit. Picture it in the hands of a surfer, a family that spends the holidays by the sea, a friend in Australia or Florida, or anyone who prefers sandals to snow boots. Display it on a mantel beside stockings and seashells, on a beach house shelf, or under the Christmas tree. Lift the hinged lid to tuck in a tiny shell or a holiday note.
What makes it special
- Santa Claus riding a surfboard
- Bright, festive hand-painted details
- Hinged lid for a small keepsake
- A Rochard design, brushed by hand in Limoges
A cheerful wink for anyone whose dream Christmas includes sand between their toes.
