From Yahoo! News: Berlin faces Santa shortages.

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We need at least 300 Santas to meet the demand but we only have about 100 signed up so far," said Rene Heydeck, 40, who also runs the agency's "Father Christmas desk". His official title is "Ober-Weinachtsmann" (chief Santa Claus).

"We prefer chubby men, of course, ideally with a real beard but we're not picky and take what we get," he told Reuters.