James Pellow – Playing Father Christmas

Simon: So, what’s that like being Father Christmas?

James: I loved it, yes.

Simon: It’s a constant stream of children throughout the day.

James: Yes (laughs).

Simon: I guess all of them wanted the present of the year or … what was the ?

James: I can’t remember what they wanted but we had a little bran tub kind of thing and they would take a little gift from there, you know, when they went out.

Simon: Did it feel like an honour to be selected as a …?

James: I think so, yeah, it was fun, yeah.