Americas most-loved Santa, Tim Connaghan. @ColmFlynn

Americas most-loved Santa, Tim Connaghan. @ColmFlynn

Uploaded December 2019 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

This is a busy time of the year for Santa Claus… And for the people who make a living impersonating him! One of the busiest is Tim Connaghan. He is America’s full-time national Santa Claus, with an extraordinary back story. Colm Flynn went to meet him.

Americas most-loved Santa, Tim Connaghan.

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America's most-loved Santa, Tim Connaghan.