On the 12th day of Christmas

Today is "Little Christmas."

Epiphany.

The "last" day of Christmas.

The perfect time to post the photos I'd intended to put up back in mid-December.

As you know, there's something about the number seven.

There are the Seven Sisters.

The Seven Seas.

The Seven Deadly Sins.

...and even Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.

There are also Seven Santa Statues.



The above statue was dedicated just before Christmas of 1935. It's located on Highway 245, just south-east of Holiday World.

A smaller version was added to the town a few years ago, and is located in front of our town hall.



Then there's the Santa statue in front of the hotel in town, Santa's Lodge. It's huge! I've never heard why his arm is extended that way; it almost looks like a "you must be this tall to ride" sculpture.



Over in front of the post office, this Santa is working on his biceps.




Next, we head over to Kringle Place, which has a variety of Santa statues.



This one is in front of a brand new attraction that is scheduled to open in the spring. More about the Santa Claus Museum as it gets closer to opening.





Of course if you've explored the town of Santa Claus, you probably realize there are more than just seven Santa statues. Those six are some of the finest.











But we must admit a sentimental attachment to this final Santa. This fellow has posed for thousands and thousands of photos with families visiting Santa Claus Land and Holiday World over the decades.