Santa Claus Oath

The new traveling Oath display contains a three sided display of one of the five original Oath sheets signed by Charles Bergeman and Will Koch. There were five Oath sheets signed by the grandsons. One is in the Oath Book at Santa Claus, Indiana, one was presented to Jerry Owens, an alumni of the Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School to be given to the current dean of the school, Mr. Tom Valent, one was presented to Jim Morrison of the National Christmas Center for a display in the museum, one is for the traveling Oath display and the first one signed is noted and is held in a safety deposit box.

You may book in the Oath for a date just like a reservation.  It will be held for you. Fourteen days prior to your event a service agreement will be issued. This is a basic usage agreement.  We do these two weeks out because an event may be cancelled and the contract is binding.  The agreement must be signed and returned ten days prior to the event as this allows ample time to ship props and presentation.  Since the Oath display is traveling and in almost constant circulation, these time frames are imperative for other groups on the list to have their slotted time.  We work on two group’s events at a time in the order of the date booked for the event. 

As stated, a three sided framed display will have one of the original signed sheets, the Yellig biography, the Howard biography, historical pictures and information. Oath signing sheets will be just like the ones used at Celebrate Santa. Once signed, the pages will be sent to Santa Claus, Indiana for inclusion in the official Oath Book and the names posted on the Oath website.

More on the traveling Oath display for Santa groups coming soon or contact santaclausoath@msn.com

General Provisions

The Oath will not be put in a situation of judging or making a ruling. The Oath will not be used in a political situation. The Oath will not judge any group or individual that follows the agreement of use for the Oath that have been set into place. The Oath will not discriminate from designer bearded Santa to real bearded Santa. The Oath will not discriminate against Mrs. Clauses who wish to sign and participate. The Oath will not discriminate on race. The Oath will not take sides in historical conflicts and will keep a fair and balanced position. The Oath will not participate in “he said, she said” gossip. Information on Oath related subject will be given equally and freely to all no matter of group affiliation or independent stature. The Oath will not be put into a situation of “peer pressure.” The Oath is based on Christian values, but the Oath will not discriminate upon a creed of an individual. The Oath will not be used in a propaganda situation, misrepresented in context or used for a group or individuals political or financial gain.