The Red Suit Diaries by Ed Butchart (2003, Hardcover)

woinderful book!!!! means alot to me as my dad has played santa for about 40 years. the similarities to my dad and ed are amazing. my mom recently passed away and i have a daughter named jessica.

I saw this book at a local Hallmark and thumbed through it. The owner of the store informed me that the book is about a local man and I was intrigued but I didn't buy it at the time. I love to read, but don't like paying full price so I checked online and got a brand new copy for less than half the price. This book is the first of two and I plan to get the second Red Suit Diaries as well. A very easy to read and entertaining look at how someone becomes Santa and the responsibilities that accompany that decision. Ed shares some pretty personal experiences with kids coming to see Santa over the years. I had planned to give this as a gift, but couldn't put it down once I started reading. I will keep it and bring it out each year to keep that "spirit of Christmas" feeling and pick another one up as a gift for next year!

Good book to get you in the Christmas mood-autobiographical so the storyline really hits home and is somewhat inspiring-reminds us of how much we don't matter, but what we do that matters

This book was well written. It made me feel good to know that there are people out there that are "Santa" year round in spirit. This book made me laugh and cry because I was so touched. I enjoyed this book so much that I managed to find enough to give as gifts to my MOPS group and my LOGOS board at church. I highly recommend this book to lift up your spirit whether it is Christmas time or not.