We spent a day soaking up the low-key magic made by Luke "Santa Luke" Durant, who draws large crowds — young and old — to storied Mondawmin Mall in Baltimore.
Santa Claus performers are working from dawn to late in the evening as they try to meet the pent-up demand for appearances, while dealing with retirements and deaths among their ranks.
If you Google the number for Santa Claus, a Southern California phone number pops up. But when Children in Macon started dialing it from their local...