A Message from
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros
A Message from His Eminence
Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco
Welcome to the home of the St. Nicholas Tele-Santa Program!
The St. Nicholas Tele-Santa Program is a free service provided in collaboration with the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America to bring children closer to the church via a video call from Santa Claus, originally Saint Nicholas of Myra, a priest and bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church.
Use this site to book a call with Santa for the child in your life, or if you'd like to join the team, learn about volunteer opportunities as well!
Gift a Complimentary Call from Santa!
"Santa interacted very well with the kids. He was very well informed and took into consideration the information I provided to him. He very well explained to the kids the importance of Christmas and how significant this day is to our religion in a way that kept the kids attention. He was great."
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Anthi B.
"Our daughter and son were so excited for the chance to visit with St Nicholas, and now regularly recite our Lord's Prayer with a bit more vigor and excitement. Additionally, we went to a nearby Christmas Tree (at a club where we were staying) and excitedly left cookies & milk for St. Nicholas, as well as carrots for the reindeer."
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Nestor Gounaris
"Angelo and Sophia loved meeting Santa. They were engaged and were reminded of the true spirit of Christmas and made Christmas extra special."
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George Bougiamas
"I just asked my granddaughter (6 years old) if she remembered speaking with Santa Claus (St. Nicholas) last year. She did. I asked her if she would like Santa to call this year. With a big smile she replied yes. I recall that Santa spoke to her about St. Nicholas and how he was the first Santa. This is a tremendous outreach program from our Church teaching The Spirit of Christmas."
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George Geranios
"My son highly enjoyed his time with Santa. Santa was warm, personable, and educational. Thank you!"
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A. Lambros
"My Daughter loved it. She loved how Santa Spoke to her on a personal level. Thank you Santa!"
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Michael
"This is our second year participating in a call with Nicholas Tele-Santa and the kids always have a great time. Santa is very patient and understanding of our shy kids and even helps them come out of their shell."
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Teddy Petrou
"Our Children were first so shocked to get a call from Santa! He was so loving and friendly to our children and even encouraged our younger daughter to be nicer to her sister which we included in the info submitted! The Santa paid attention to the info we gave him and made the kids so happy he knew their background, favorite things, pets , etc. We will definitely be doing this every year!"
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Demetri and Barbara Sassos
"The call with Santa was great!! My 4-year-old son was so excited to see him on my phone, and was surprised to hear that he knew so much about him. I love that we can fill out a form with all the personalized details and Santa is prepared to talk about everything. Santa was also so authentic and realistic looking. I have no suggestions for improvement; we loved it!!" Thank you!
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Tanya
"The amazement and joy that our daughter showed when I called her over to the computer, telling her that Santa is calling, made the Christmas season. She was so excited to talk with Santa and is excited to get another call next year!"
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Chris Tjoumas
Our Mission
Our mission is to bring children closer to their Orthodox Christian Church throughout the entire year by utilizing the technology of the Internet and telephone to communicate with them in their homes. This could take place at various times, namely: Christmastime, Name Days, and even birthdays. This would be accomplished by using the beloved and friendly character of Santa Claus, who was originally Saint Nicholas of Myra, a Priest and Bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church.