Havre Nice Day: Santa: Believe it or not

I believe in a Santa, and no, not in that holly jolly Kris Kringle is slipping down my chimney at night kind of way, but in an embodiment of Christmas kind of way.

“Oh, Christmas isn’t just a day. It’s a frame of mind,” said Kris Kringle in “A Miracle on 34th Street.”

I watched the original black and white version of that movie when I was a small boy. I thought it was an unusual film for children due to the entire premise of the film being the world trying to prove Santa Claus wasn’t real — cue the sound of glass shattering.

After the film was over, with teary eyes, I loo...