The Importance of the Eaton's Santa Claus Parade

Greg Marchildon and Kenna Turcotte discuss this annual rite of winter with University of Toronto historian Steve Penfold, author of A Mile of Make-Believe: A History of the Eaton's Santa Claus Parade (University of Toronto Press). This podcast was produced by Hugh Bakhurst in the Allan Slaight Radio Institute at Ryerson University. See Steve Penfold's "Findings" on this subject here: https://champlainsociety.utpjournals.press/findings-trouvailles/2018/12/waiting-for-santa-1963. If you like our work, please consider supporting it: https://bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society’s mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada’s past.