- Title: Christmas on the Potomac
- Date: 24th December 2019
- Summary: ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES (DECEMBER 24, 2019) (REUTERS) SANTA AND REINDEER WAVING AS THEY WATER SKI ON THE POTOMAC RIVER YOUNG GIRL ON FATHER'S SHOULDERS POINTING ELF ON SKI CRASHING IN THE WATER ELF CRASHING IN THE WATER GRINCH DRAGGING WOMAN IN BOAT AROUND IN THE WATER (SOUNDBITE) (English) MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, ZOYA MARGOLIS, SAYING: 'I totally enjoyed the Grinch. I wasn't expecting him." CHARACTERS HANDING OUT CANDY TO PEOPLE WATCHING ON THE DOCK MAN IN COSTUME PERFORMING STUNTS ON THE WATER PEOPLE IN MASKS PADDLING ON THE WATER PERSON IN COSTUME AND MASK HANDING OUT CANDY TO CHILDREN ON DOCK CHILD WATCHING WATER SHOW ELF AND FESTIVE CHARACTER ON THE WATER (SOUNDBITE) (English) MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, TIFFANY JOSEPH, SAYING: "I thought it was really cool." (SOUNDBITE) (English) MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, TESSA JOSEPH, SAYING: "It was really cool. It was definitely worth it" (SOUNDBITE) (English) MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, TEENE JOSEPH, SAYING: "He stole Christmas I guess. I don't know why he is here." (SOUNDBITE) (English) MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, ARUN JOE ZACHARIA, SAYING: "Santa and food and drinks, you know, it can't get better than that" CLOSE UP OF DOG (SOUNDBITE) (English) MEMBER OF PUBLIC, MIYABI MUWERE, SAYING: "My friend, she told me that they water ski here, so I decided to see it. (OFF CAMERA REPORTER ASKS 'HAVE YOU EVER BEEN WATER SKIING?') No my mom has. (OFF CAMERA REPORTER ASKS 'WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO WATERSKING?') Yeah. It's on my bucket list" MAN IN ELF COSTUME BEING PULLED UP OUT OF THE WATER ONTO HIS BOARD, THEN PERFORMING FLIPS ON THE POTOMAC
- Embargoed: 7th January 2020 19:23
- Keywords: "Waterskiing Santa" Christmas season Potomac River Santa
- Location: ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES
- City: ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Religion/Belief,Society/Social Issues
- Reuters ID: LVA001BBC5Q9Z
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: The water skiing Santa Claus returned to the Potomac river Tuesday (December 24) as part of a decades-long Christmas season tradition.
The Waterskiing Santa website said that in 1986, a group of friends drew straws to see who would go out and water ski in a Santa Claus suit on Christmas Eve. The one who lost did so, and it has now become something of a Christmas tradition. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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