Santa Ditches Sleigh for San Francisco Cable Car, Still Can't Beat Amazon Prime

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•TikTok Santa sensation Corky Kinter retired from rodeo clowning and now livestreams daily to engage families online.
•HireSanta.com noted that mall closures shifted demand towards private events and digital meet-ups for Santa appearances.
•Kinter feels emotional vulnerability during holidays and aims to train more digital Santas to keep the tradition alive.

In 2025, Santa Claus threw away his reindeer and climbed aboard a San Francisco cable car because apparently, rooftop landings got too old-school. TikTok's own Santa Corky Kinter, a retired rodeo clown turned Santa influencer, trades sleigh bells for livestreams, daily scrolling through kid prayers while monitoring his blood sugar. His site of choice, HireSanta.com, pivoted from mall appearances to private parties and digital meet-ups after mom-shoppers ditched brick-and-mortar for Amazon Prime’s magic. Kinter’s granddaughter handles his account while he passionately cries mid-livestream over holiday emotions and teaches new Santas to ‘blaze the trail’ of digital kindness, proving even jolly old Saint Nick can’t escape the influencer grind.

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Santa went from sleigh rides to Netflix-style gig economy on TikTok, livestream sobbing and blood sugar checks included. Next up: elf influencers and Candy Cane OnlyFans.

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