“A real Santa has a real beard ... The crux of their argument is that a good quality fake beard – the best are made with the hair from a yak’s belly, and can cost upwards of $2,000 ...

The best of them earn $200 an hour or more ... Gebbie, sporting a real white beard, plays Santa at corporate events, charity functions, private homes and homeless shelters.

But Santa wouldn’t be Santa without ... there was some push-back 10 years ago about glue-on beards for Santas. Most places wanted “real” beards. Fleming said the work of Custom Wig Company ...

"I have the best job in the world,'' says Davis ... Jack Satter of Kearny is another real-bearded Santa; the beard and Santa started about the same time. "My wife is an elementary school nurse ...

“A real Santa has a real beard ... The crux of their argument is that a good quality fake beard – the best are made with the hair from a yak’s belly, and can cost upwards of $2,000 ...