Mall Santa uses sign language to bring Christmas cheer to little girl

Mall Santa uses sign language to bring Christmas cheer to little girl

When is a mall Santa more than just a mall Santa?  When he delivers the magic of Christmas in a language that you understand. In this case, sign language.  

A little girl visiting Santa at the Cleveland Centre shopping mall in Middlesbrough, UK was unable to communicate with Jolly St. Nick.

Her mother told him, “she can’t speak very well.”

Quick-thinking Santa asked the girl’s mother, “can she sign at all?”  First he taps her to get her attention.  As he starts to communicate with her using sign language, the look on her face says it all.  

The YouTube video is traveling around the world faster than Santa’s reindeer on Christmas Eve, leaving many commenters in tears.

Mall Santas going above and beyond the call of duty have been a delightful trend this Christmas season.  Just last week a Santa in Charlotte, North Carolina got down on the floor to be more approachable for a shy child with autism.