Praised by audiences and considered a relative commercial success, having generated $76 million worldwide ... and ideas for incorporating Mrs. Claus and other elements have been swirling.

In 2013, a short story was posted on the newspaper’s website about an event where children could call the number listed to reach Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, the Elf Workshop or the Reindeer Barn.

Santa and Mrs. Claus this week took supersized rides to southeast Alaska in a C-17 military cargo plane and a camouflaged Humvee, as they delivered toys to the Tlingit village of Yakutat ...