A man who's played Santa for 13 years explains exactly how to respond to the most awkward things kids say at Christmas

Courtesy of Jim Manning

Santa knows how to keep cool in the hot seat.

Kids really do say the darndest things, especially when they're excited.

And when you've been playing Santa Claus for more than a decade, you hear it all.

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So we asked Jim Manning, a full-time children's entertainer who's played Santa Jim in Boston for the past 13 years, to shed some light on the most awkward things kids say at Christmas and how he responds.

Feel free to take some notes for your own curious Santa fans.

Manning says: