Book Review: Santa Claus is Always in Town

By Farris Yawn

Cherokee County is very lucky to be the home of Hall of Fame Santa, Tim Cavender. Anyone who has seen him in character knows how good he is. Its easy to forget that its Tim Cavender in a suit, and you begin to believe in Santa again.

Tims new book, Recollections of My Life as Santa Claus and Other Magical Adventures is, as the title suggests, a collection of stories that shows how he came to put on the red suit and bring joy to generations of children and adults. We also get a glimpse of where his love of Christmas comes from, as he recounts growing up in Canton and Ball Ground and eventually finding his own Mrs. Claus.

He also writes about his encounters with some of the famous figures associated with the Christmas season such as meeting the daughter of Boris Karloff. While best known as Frankensteins monster, Karloff often played Santa for disabled children and was the voice of the Grinch in the classic animated version of Dr. Seusss How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

For his outstanding work over the years, Tim was inducted into the International Santa Claus Hall of Fame on December 22, 2014. Along with describing the ceremonies associated with that honor, he also includes a bit of the history of professional Santa Claus work. Additionally, the book includes the Santa Claus oath and Tims own Santa Code of Ethics.

You will thoroughly enjoy reading the stories, memories, and about people that helped shape Tim Cavender into the great Santa he is.

Tim Cavender will be signing his book on the following dates and locations:

Ball Ground Public Library
435 Old Canton Road, Ball Ground
Saturday, November 4, 3:005:00pm

Deans Store
8588 Main Street, Woodstock
Saturday, November 18, 2:004:00pm