Dec 6, 2025 - Steve
Tinselberry Buttonsworth is the tiniest tailor in the North Village, famous for stitching gold-trim magic into every festive outfit he makes. His cheerful red skirt-pants and sparkling waistcoat are enchanted prototypes he created to test his own craftsmanship. Each December, he wanders door to door delivering “Button Blessings,” tiny charms that help families feel extra warmth and togetherness. Though small, he’s brave, and he once sewed an entire sleigh canopy during a snowstorm using only moonlight and goodwill. Every Advent season, villagers say you can hear the soft snip-snip of his scissors just before a moment of unexpected joy.
Dec 6, 2024 - Mike
Thaddeus- from Guatemala. He lives deep in the hills and always feels like he needs to overdress when he goes into town. With his flashy gold trim for the Christmas holiday, the city folk take him seriously when all he is looking for is Birthday wrapping paper in the middle of December.
Dec 3, 2023 - Lou
That’s daddy. He likes to work and have fun.
Dec 12, 2022 - Jenny
Solid Sam. They are the most dependable person in the world. There's a way to measure that (odd, right?!) and they are the world record holder. Hard thing to keep up really. But Solid Sam has held their place on the top of the list for the past 17 years.
2021 - Steve
Oaken Cloudglider likes to watch cartoons on Sundays and picks his nose every other Thursday. It ain’t much. But it’s all he can afford.
2020 - Mike
George Leonardo, originally from Frozen but has made the appearance in Frozen 2 as Kristoph when the original voice actor couldn’t make it to the studio due to LA traffic.
2019 - Jenny
Hank works at the toll booth on I-90. He sees a lot of people every day and plays the game where he makes up a story in his head about the lives of every carful of people. Passes the time. He’s got 37 years until retirement.
2018 - Steve
Bertrand Gormound from Oonda. Pickpocketing is his game and ain’t no better person in Oonda at procuring things. Law enforcement know who he is and would love to catch him but apparently ain’t no better escape artist in Oonda as well. 🤷🏼♂️
2017 - Kaylee
Henrietta Helson. She is a wonderful singer and actress who became famous after her invention of opera-rap, which made opera a lot more accessible to the general public. She and her husband, LL Cool Jay, are working on their next great opera-rap album, which will be released next fall.
2016 - Marc
Daniel Duckett serves as a tour guide at the Jack Daniels Distillery. His flashy vest and red miniskirt help his tour groups keep track of him as they follow him around. He's secretly more of a rum guy though.
2015 - Mike
DJ What-What! from the vinyl record store. He's most excited about the recent release of the Adele record and walks around the store saying Hellooo! He also is not a fan of Microsoft Access, best not to bring it up around him.
2014 - Steve
Frederick Freddy Frederickson from Warsaw, Poland. His friends, interestingly enough, call him Don. No one really knows why, but take my word for it. He owns a vintage sneaker shop and loves to wear each pair before he puts them in his shelves. His normal routine when he gets a new shipment is to wear them while eating stuffed cabbage and watching reruns of the twilight zone. He then takes them off, laces them perfectly and adds them to his shops displays.
2013 - Kaylee
This little guy's name is Mickey Goldstein. He was a middle school history teacher for 35 years. His only friends were 10-12 year old children. One morning, he woke up after a wonderful dream of life as a musician! He vowed at that moment to make a change in his life. He joined a jazz band at a hip nightclub, playing his saxophone 4 nights per week. His sparkly vest and smooth tunes allowed him to meet all sorts of people from many different walks of life. He befriended the regulars at the club, and finally felt like he was part of something greater than the gang of 5th graders at his school.
2012 - Steve
Johan Ickenbäkhen is his name. He's a wealthy pickpocket from Sweden, though his family originates from Israel. His mother is Jewish and his father a catholic, Swedish man. He was studying to become a doctor but when he failed his Boards, he decided to throw in the towel and take to a life on the streets. He preys on tourists and natives, alike and makes his living stealing from those he meets everyday. He knows it's not an honest living but as he always says "I may not have an honest living but, honestly, I am living."
2011 - Marc
Franz Jorgensen is a casino greeter at the Golden Nugget in Reno. He's a people person to the max and loves his job, especially because it comes with this snazzy gold embroidered vest (not pictured: his gold embroidered shoes, cap, and gloves, which go with the uniform). His favorite food is the bread pudding from the casino buffet.
2010 - Jenny
Slap Jack McNack. He's a pastry chef in Omaha, hence his red apron. And he's Jewish, so he's sporting the yarmulke during Hanukkah. Looking good, Jack.
2009 - Marc!
This dapper gentleman is Albert Shfanzeevest. He hails from Arvidsjaur Sweden. He runs a local tourism business in his hometown which primarily specializes in dogsled tours.
2008 - Marc
Oliver hails from the UK where he is a waiter at a "broadway musical" themed restaurant, thus the flashy vest. Every 20 minutes all the waitstaff break out into songs from popular musicals. His true dream is to one day wait tables as a charlie chaplin impersonator at the hollywood themed restaurant down the street.
2007 - Jenny/Marc
His name is Pablo (look at his blond hair!) He's a carnie in the US. He likes cotton candy, corn dogs and the teacup ride. His favorite celebrity is definitely Matt Damon who just won the sexiest man of the year.
2006 - Steve
This young boys name is Abish. He wants to be on broadway someday, but until then he must make doll house accessories and sell them at his store, "Abish and more"