Santa: The Person is a fictional biography about a man inside the suit, a man named Richard Santa whose character and life are based on the life of a person who is very real. It's not an oatmeal cookie tale. Rather, it's a rough sleigh ride through the tempest and storm of everyday life, the sort of journey that a myth like Santa Clause might not be expected to survive. Richard Santa's story is meant to describe how hope never needs to be abandoned, even in the face of darkest hopelessness. As everyone has shared his failures, so may they also hope to share his triumphs.