Holiday Season with Sorenson
Share holiday cheer and connection with Sorenson through Deaf Santa and a special holiday story. Invite others: the more the merrier!
Welcome back, Deaf Santa
The holiday season is back and so is Deaf Santa! Your kids can talk to him in ASL with virtual visits via videophone. No appointment needed. Just call during one of the times below to talk to Deaf Santa.
Deaf Santa’s schedule
Call (907) 921-9300 during any of these times to talk to Deaf Santa in ASL:
Saturday, December 14
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. EST
Saturday, December 14
6 – 10 p.m. EST
Wednesday, December 18
6 – 10 p.m. EST
Friday, December 20
6 – 10 p.m. EST
Calls with Deaf Santa are first come, first served. If Deaf Santa is talking to another kid when you call, leave a SignMail message and he’ll call back as soon as he’s free.
If you take photos during your call and you want to share them with the Sorenson community, you can post them on your social media with the hashtag #SorensonDeafSanta and tag us too!
Questions? Click here for FAQs
Holiday story time
Gather around and enjoy two special holiday stories from Perseus McDaniel, one of our trainers.
English summary
As the sun sets over the land, Christmas lights shine over the city. The smells of pies, cookies, and hot chocolate linger. Stores with clothes, toys, and jewelry are busy.
Partygoers dance and sing as they celebrate. Two people bump into each other and glances linger as they go their opposite directions. The city is full of celebration.
In a home, two people are decorating. Their daughter, Olive, wants to help. Her parents have her decorate with them. When they are done, they tell Olive that because of her big heart, they feel she is ready to join her Deaf grandpa as he goes out to give gifts in the city as is his annual tradition.
Excited, Olive goes to her grandpa’s home and finds him waiting in a rocking chair by the fireplace. She tells him her parents say she can join him as he gives out gifts.
Grandpa tells Olive she can help him. He shows her the packages he has ready. He tells her these are important to spread joy throughout the city. She gets an idea — she has some small wooden stars she made that she wants to give out also. He tells her to get them and they’ll give them out.
At 8:00, he tells her to put her coat and gloves on and they’ll leave to pass out the gifts.
They arrive at the first house. A family of four answers the door. Olive and her grandpa give them gifts. The family thanks them.
Grandpa teaches them how to sign “Thank you,” and “Happy holidays.”
After they are done, Grandpa asks Olive if she’s happy. She says yes. He asks if she wants to give out more gifts? Yes!
They go through the city giving out gifts and wishing everyone happy holidays and love until the gifts are gone.
At the end, Grandpa tells Olive, “It touched your heart, right?”
“Yes. It filled my heart.”
“It’s important to remember,” Grandpa says, “that the true gift is to share your joy during the holidays with everyone, whether they are deaf, hearing, or anything else.”
“I learned something new,” Olive says.
Grandpa nods. “Let’s go home.”
As they go home, the moon and stars shine brightly above them.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
English summary
A little girl lived in a house. On Christmas Eve, she stopped playing games and got some cookies and milk ready for Santa.
She sat looking at the decorated Christmas tree. Her parents came to tell her it was time for bed.
She asked to sleep on the couch instead. They allowed it as long as she slept. She looked at the tree until she fell asleep.
Later that night, something woke her up. She saw someone in the room — Santa!
He saw her signing his name and asked her if she is deaf. She asked if he knew sign language and when he said yes, she asked how he knew sign language. He sat down and told her the story.
Long ago, I was riding my sleigh with my reindeer. I stopped at a farmhouse with presents. The parents saw me and said they had a deaf son. I had a reindeer with broken antlers. The boy joined me in the sleigh and we delivered the rest of the presents. When we arrived at the North Pole, I introduced the deaf boy to the deaf reindeer. They were happy to meet each other and connected right away. They helped each other and everyone else. I learned sign language from the boy. I asked the boy to become one of my elves. He accepted and he and the reindeer were happy.
That is how I learned sign language.
The little girl loved the story and wanted to meet the deaf reindeer. Santa said maybe someday and until then to sign “I love you” to the reindeer as they flew over her house. But now it was time for her to go to sleep and for Santa to leave.
Frequently asked questions about Deaf Santa
If you have questions about Deaf Santa we don’t answer here, but you can email us at [email protected]
No, kids can tell Deaf Santa what they wish for, but parents will need to verify gifts separately with Santa Claus.
Deaf Santa will be taking video calls at (907) 921-9300 during the times above so kids can tell him what they want for Christmas. If Santa’s talking to another child when you call, you can leave a SignMail message and he’ll call back as soon as he’s free.
No, Deaf Santa’s happy to talk to kids calling from any VP number.
There is no requirement to use any of Sorenson products or services to participate.
Deaf Santa would love to talk to each of your kids when you call in. Just take turns in front of the camera.
Kids under 18 years old need a parent or guardian with them to call Deaf Santa.
We are thrilled you want to call Deaf Santa with your students! Please email [email protected] for more information and to book a time slot to chat with Deaf Santa.
Plan on 15 minutes with Deaf Santa so he has enough time to talk to all the kids who want to share their wish lists.
You’ll need a videophone to make the call, and have your camera ready to capture the memory.
Yes, we encourage it! Share your experience with your family and friends! Use the hashtag #SorensonDeafSanta and don’t forget to tag us too!
On Instagram: @sorenson_comm
On Facebook: Sorenson
Yes! It will just be you, Santa, and one of his elves (who are all Deaf). No one will record the call. However, we encourage you to take pictures!
