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Secrets of a 2nd-generation Santa

By , Special to The Daily Memphian Updated: December 21, 2025 2:05 PM CT | Published: December 21, 2025 4:00 AM CT

In the late 1990s when Kennison Kyle worked as a Santa Claus at Kmart, a little wide-eyed blond boy came and sat in his lap. 

“What would you like for Christmas?” Kyle asked. 

“Santa,” he said, “I don’t want mommy and daddy to divorce.”

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John Klyce

John Klyce is a freelance writer for The Daily Memphian.


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