BALL GROUND, Ga. — The Santa Claus Hall of Fame is getting a little bit bigger. Tim Cavender, of Ball Ground, will be inducted in April of next year.
Cavender, who has been Santa for over 40 years, is one of six in the world who will be inducted into the International Santa Claus Hall of Fame in 2015.
The International Santa Claus Hall of Fame is dedicated to Saint Nicholas of Myra, the fourth century bishop known for his great deeds of generosity. He is the basis for the Santa Claus legend.
Some of the previous inductees to the Hall of Fame include Edmund Gwenn, who portrayed Santa in the 1947 film "Miracle on 34th Street" and Mickey Rooney, who was the voice of Santa in the 1970 stop motion production of "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town".
Cavender and his wife, Pam (Mrs. Claus), have appeared at the Georgia Governor’s mansion for the past six years during the lighting of the mansion’s Christmas tree.
Tim’s wife, Pam, submitted the nomination for his induction into the Hall of Fame. The International Santa Claus Hall of Fame exhibit is located inside the historic Santa’s Candy Castle in Santa Claus, Indiana.
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