Families in the tall, narrow new houses of East Nashville and 12 South who hire a Santa Claus in Nashville usually ask how he gets up the front steps without the kids spotting him from an upstairs window.
What to Expect From a Santa Home Visit in Nashville
A Santa home visit is a visit at a set time in the room you named. He arrives in character, sits for the list, hands off the gifts you staged, and leaves before bedtime slips. Hire Santa to come to your house with the date and the zip. The bells in his lap in that photo are the start of the visit. Christmas Eve after supper, a Sunday in mid-December, or a weeknight while the gas fireplace is going in the den all work when we have the address.
Porches, Towers, and Brick Ranches
East Nashville, 12 South, Sylvan Park, the Nations, and Germantown often mean a small lot, a shared driveway or alley parking, and a front porch close to the street. Settle on a signal before the kids come downstairs: a text from down the street, or a knock once you have them in the kitchen. Downtown, the Gulch, and Midtown condos go through the front desk, the garage, and the elevator; have someone meet him so he is waiting with you. Brick ranch homes in Donelson, Hermitage, Crieve Hall, Bellevue, and Madison often use a carport or a side door into a den at the back of the house. Larger lots in Belle Meade, Forest Hills, Oak Hill, and Green Hills can mean a long or gated driveway — tell us the gate code when you call. Subdivisions in Franklin, Nolensville, Spring Hill, Mt. Juliet, Hendersonville, Smyrna, and Murfreesboro often put the kids in a bonus room over the garage.
A Santa House Call in Mid-December
A Santa house call still runs indoors. Nashville Decembers turn damp more than they turn white. You will see wet oak leaves stuck to the walk, a wreath that drips after a shower, and a pile of jackets on the newel post. Some mornings the grass is stiff with frost. Tell us if the visit is a living room, a den, a bonus room, or a condo lounge. Pets and a second flight of stairs belong in what you tell us when you call. Have an adult at the door. A family room in Bellevue is a different setup than a 12 South cottage, and both work when we know the entrance.
How to Book the Visit at Home
Call with the date and the town, even if cousins are still deciding whether they will be there. If grandparents are only in town one weekend, use that weekend. Bring the address, the gate or front desk, and how long you need him. Two visits the same night need a gap so we are not guessing the drive from East Nashville to Brentwood. For a performer already in the suit, see Santa Claus impersonator.