Eli Imadali/Special to The Denver PostSanta Clause, played by Jim White, gives Jack Leo, 4, an Arc Thrift Store gift card at the store in Denver on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. Leo asked Santa Clause for Hot Wheels toy cars and an accompanying track for Christmas.
Eli Imadali/Special to The Denver PostSanta Clause, played by Jim White, and his elf, played by Keith Wilkinson, talk while waiting to greet people at Arc Thrift Store in Denver on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021.
Eli Imadali/Special to The Denver PostJalaya Jourdain, 7, wears Christmas-themed ribbons in her hair and a holiday-themed mask at Arc Thrift Store in Denver on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021.
Eli Imadali/Special to The Denver Post10-month-old Izabella Amaya sits on Santa Clause’s lap, played by Jim White, at Arc Thrift Store in Denver on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021.
Eli Imadali/Special to The Denver PostPartners Carol Davis and Vern Collins laugh while taking a picture with Santa Clause, played by Jim White, at Arc Thrift Store in Denver on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. Davis said she wanted a Chevrolet Corvette for Christmas.
Eli Imadali/Special to The Denver PostEilya Jafari, reluctant to say goodbye to Santa Clause, played by Jim White, hugs him as Jafari’s father, Ali, laughs at Arc Thrift Store in Denver on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. This is to be the Jafari family’s first Christmas in the United States after moving here this summer from Kabul, Afghanistan.
Eli Imadali/Special to The Denver PostLydia Mylar, 2, asks Santa Clause, played by Jim White, for “toys and surprises” at Arc Thrift Store in Denver on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021.
Eli Imadali/Special to The Denver PostSanta Clause, played by Jim White, encourages a passing child to come say hello at Arc Thrift Store in Denver on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021.
Santa Clause, played by Jim White, waves at passersby at Arc Thrift Store in Denver on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021.
Eli Imadali/Special to The Denver PostBlair Barlaan, 10, tells Santa Clause, played by Jim White, that she wants an iPhone for Christmas at Arc Thrift Store in Denver on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021.
Eli Imadali/Special to The Denver PostJalaya Jourdain, 7, tells Santa Clause, played by Jim White, that she wants dolls for Christmas at Arc Thrift Store in Denver on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021.
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Santa Clause, played by Jim White, gives Jack Leo, 4, an Arc Thrift Store gift card at the store in Denver on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. Leo asked Santa Clause for Hot Wheels toy cars and an accompanying track for Christmas.
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Jim White, a 40-year veteran of playing Santa Clause for charities, sits with children and adults alike at the Arc Thrift Store at Central Park Shopping Center.
Photos Special to The Denver Post by Eli Imadali
