Odds of Getting In
If you have the look and the right attitude, you can find work come Christmas time. There are plenty of places looking for Santas towards the end of the year. Just think positive, because this doesn't have to be a one-time thing.
James D. Reilly was only 19 when he got his first gig as St. Nick. He became the longest-running person to wear that famed red suit—sixty-two years—and piled up recognitions by everyone from a President to the U.S. Congress to the Pope (and if someone knows something about Christmas, it's the Pope). What can start as a gig during winter break can turn into a yearly tradition or a lifelong career.