Victoria’s Read

Mrs Claus (aka ‘Mrs Claus’, ‘Goody’, ‘Jessica’, ‘Ma’, ‘Maya’, ‘Matha’, ‘Doloe’, ‘Dolores’) is an often overlooked part of the Christmas tradition, but without her Santa and the Elves would probably not be such a well oiled machine to be able to deliver millions of gifts in just one short night.                                                    

Without Mrs Claus, the Elves and Santa would probably starve, Santa wouldn’t have such a nice new suit every year and their time keeping, letter writing, toy making and general day to day chores leading up to the big day would suffer immensely if not for her continued support.                                                                         

 As you can probably tell Mrs Claus is a wonderful wife and it is this that she adores being, nothing wrong with that but we do have to say it is a mighty shame her entire identity is wound up with being a Mrs. It would appear Mrs Claus has little time to herself as all literature about her revolves around her domestic duties, her cooking, sewing and being the caretaker of all the men in her life, santa, the elves and the reindeer. Not that we would dare belittle the role of woman as caregiver, it is an important role, but we believe this should be a balanced role.                                      

Historically speaking, Mrs Claus apparently didn’t make an appearance until around the turn of the 20th Century when she gets a mention in a poem by Katherine Lee Bates.                                                                  

Mrs Santa Claus even has a film made about her. In the 1996, TV Movie ‘Mrs Santa Claus’ Angela Lansbury stars as Santa’s loving wife who goes on an adventure when she’s feeling neglected by her husband during the pre-Christmas rush. Mrs. Santa Claus takes the reindeer and sleigh out for a drive, only to end up stranded in the multi-cultural neighborhood of Manhattan’s Lower East Side of the early 1900s. She explores this new world by getting a job in a sweat shop and befriending a young suffragette, only to become empowered by the magic of urban life.                                        

So, we have made Mrs Claus Woman of the Month, not because she’s a ‘good wife’ but because we believe she is often overlooked despite her ’standing by her man’ and making sure there are lots of happy children in the world.   

Merry Christmas.

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