Meanwhile, in LA

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Over on our West Coast sister site, they're interviewing mall Santas. One explains the most unusual request he's had all year: "One little girl, she said right back to me, 'Santa, what would you like for Christmas?' I thought that was so darling. And I'm always amazed at the children who at five years old ask for an iPad." [Racked LA]