2025 Inductees

Class of 2025 – December 22, 2025

The planned announcement for the 15th anniversary of the International Santa Claus Hall of Fame, set for December 22, 2025, has been postponed for a week. The 2025 class will be made public at that time.

Please read the following carefully.

With a larger class, it will take time to notify everyone who has been selected. The deadline for the nomination process was last August 2025. This year, a record of over 150 nominations was made. More than, nearly 8 times, not including the posthumous nominations. The final process begins on December 6, St. Nicholas Day, which is a short window given the number of nominations this year. Starting in 2026, the International Santa Claus Hall of Fame will announce its inductees after the Season.

As of today, not all notifications have been sent; the rest will be sent this week. With so many busy people, it is very hard to make contact. Please note that notifications are made by phone from an International Santa Claus Hall of Fame member. And never by email. If you received an email about your Hall of Fame selection, it did not come from the Hall.

In the past month, many more nominations have come in. These are past the deadline for this year’s class. Please follow the guidelines page and reapply next year for the Class of 2026.

Sincerely,

Phillip L. Wenz
International Santa Claus Hall of Fame