The title and photographs are pretty self-explanatory.
From three separate series in the LIFE photo archives: by Martha Holmes in 1948, Alfred Eisenstaedt in 1961, and Ralph Morse in a year no one wrote down.
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| Martha Holmes, LIFE © Time Inc |
Santa lecturing to a classroom of Santas. Source
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| Alfred Eisenstaedt, LIFE © Time Inc |
Trying to stay Santa in the wind. Source
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| Alfred Eisenstaedt, LIFE © Time Inc |
Getting the look just right. Source
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| Alfred Eisenstaedt, LIFE © Time Inc |
Still working on it. Source
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| Alfred Eisenstaedt, LIFE © Time Inc |
Santa dance lessons. Source
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| Alfred Eisenstaedt, LIFE © Time Inc |
Practice with kids in groups. 1961. Source
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| Alfred Eisenstaedt, LIFE © Time Inc |
Practice with kids one on one. 1961. Source
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| Martha Holmes, LIFE © Time Inc |
So many Santas! Source
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| Alfred Eisenstaedt, LIFE © Time Inc |
Lap technique. Source
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| Alfred Eisenstaedt, LIFE © Time Inc |
Potential problems. Source
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| Alfred Eisenstaedt, LIFE © Time Inc |
Only partway there. Source
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| Alfred Eisenstaedt, LIFE © Time Inc |
Santa creed. Source
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| Martha Holmes, LIFE © Time Inc |
Even Santa gets a bit bored in lectures sometimes. Source
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| Martha Holmes, LIFE © Time Inc |
Santa has to take exams, too. Source
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| Ralph Morse, LIFE © Time Inc |
Santa School comes in colour, too. Source
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| Ralph Morse, LIFE © Time Inc. |
Finally, Santa graduation. Source
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