We always got excited about seeing Santa Claus in the fleshAs a child, was there anything that filled us with quite as much giddy anticipation as knowing that Father Christmas was making a special visit to Berkshire to grace us with his presence? The magic that a man sporting a fake beard could exuberate was special. Read more: Christmas in the Berkshire of yesteryear illustrated in this grab-bag of archive photosThere have been many times that Berkshire residents were able to greet Santa Claus in the weeks leading up to the big day over the past few decades. We've picked out some of our favourite photos of these occasions to hopefully transport you back to that excitable child. Sign up for our newsletter and get the top stories from BerkshireLive delivered straight to your inbox.

Source: The Times December 11, 2021 17:09 UTC