Snap Opinions; What does Santa Claus smell like?

POSTED BY: Hardware
UPDATED: Monday, December 13, 2004 04:49
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HARDWARE

Tuesday, December 7, 2004 3:09 PM

Okay, we all know the iconography that goes along with Santa Claus, St. Nick, Father Christmas or whatever label you put on him. Now, since I am going to be portraying the jolly old elf this year a question has been raised about what he smells like. We all know what he looks like, but somehow showing up smelling like a commercial cologne doesn't quite fit the Christmas spirit.

A small team at my company has been working to make this a memorable experience for the employee's kids. These people have knocked themselves out. They've got a very Christmas-y throne for Santa to hold court on. They hand made a custom Santa Claus costume. I've been growing a beard since September and have even purchased some black wellingtons to have fur sewn onto the tops to avoid having to use the commercial spats seen with most costumes. We are even getting inside information on the kids sent to us by the parents so we can make it seem that Santa really does know if they've been bad or good.

Now, since smell is the sense most likely to trigger memories (and we want to make this really memorable for the kids) the question has been asked, what does Santa Claus smell like? I have a few idea, but I'd be interested in other folk's opinion on the matter. (suggestions of reindeer poop will be politely ignored.)

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SHW

Tuesday, December 7, 2004 3:48 PM

My first thought wasn't reindeer poo, but reindeer. Like people who work with horses smell like horses..
But obviously, not everyone has a heard of reindeer in their back yard
So. Uh, alcohol and mince pies. Cinnamon and ginger and Christmas spices.

shw

CYBERSNARK

Tuesday, December 7, 2004 3:49 PM

Symbolically, probably cinnamon or candy canes. If you wanna go for verisimilitude, you could try for sawdust and/or woodsmoke (from the workshop). Just remember to have breathmints, to avoid the inevitable bad breath (really noticeable with kids on one's lap).

Does your costume include an eye-patch (suitably festive, perhaps in scarlet, with a snowflake design in sparkly thread)? Nobody gets the eye-patch. It's back from when he used to be called Odin, and traded one eye for knowledge of everything. The eye still sees, but not physically: that's how he "sees you when you're sleeping, and knows when you're awake, and knows if you've been bad or good" (that song has always kinda creeped me out).

'Course, if you go with the eye-patch, you'll need to have a couple of crows around. . .

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DIETCOKE

Tuesday, December 7, 2004 3:51 PM

Baked apples with cinnamin!

KELLAINA

Tuesday, December 7, 2004 5:53 PM

Peppermint and candy canes.

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HERO

Tuesday, December 7, 2004 6:18 PM

Tim Allen?

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GEEZER

Tuesday, December 7, 2004 6:21 PM

Back before smoking was evil, I'd have said pipe smoke. Something like Cherry Blend with a nice fruit smell. Now I guess the cinnamon/hot apple cider/cloves type thing would do.

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MINIME

Tuesday, December 7, 2004 6:52 PM

coal
or wood

chimneys.

DUG

Tuesday, December 7, 2004 9:00 PM

Wow...no one has mentioned evergreen trees yet, and that seems obvious to me. If you're trying to elicit the xmas response...

CB

Tuesday, December 7, 2004 9:37 PM

I can't say for sure what Good St. Nick would smell like, but I would assume some sort of baked goods, cinnamon, chocolate, or vanilla of some sort.

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