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How An American Became Santa In A Little Town In France

An American with a home in the French town of Vimoutiers, in Normandy, looks so much like Santa that the locals want him to play the part.
Retired American photographer Tom Haley, 66, portrays Santa during a pageant in Normandy, France.

Aurelie Garat still can't get over how she found her Pere Noel this year. She's the Christmas pageant organizer for the tiny Normandy town of Vimoutiers.

"I was parking when I saw a nice young man with a beautiful beard sitting in his car on the phone," says Garat. "So I

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