12/6/05: Dial-A-Santa! It's hard to believe that this is the fourth variation of the infamous Santa Claus 900 number mentioned on X-E. This the oldest of the commercials I've covered, proving that the business of charging parents two clams a minute to let their kids listen to Santa Claus rhyme is foolproof and will never ever collapse. Stupid as the "hotlines" were, I definitely remember calling them and I definitely remember being embarrassingly excited about it. Hey, up until that point, I'd only had conversations with two people by phone. My best friend from across the street... ME: Hey, I'm going outside. You too? HIM: Yeah. (click) And my grandmother... ME: Hi Grandma. GRANDMA: Hi honey, how are you? ME: Good Grandma. I'm putting Mom back on now. Even though I couldn't partake in literal two-way conversations with Santa Claus, the experiences were exhilarating. This ad doesn't promise anything more than a few stupid storybook reads from the fat man, and considering that many other 1-900-SANTARR commercials seemed to promise all callers their weight in North Pole gold, I have no complaints. Then again, Santa suspiciously mentions that kids might hear him or Mrs. Claus when they call. I don't know about you, but I'd be pretty ticked if I begged my parents for an hour to let me call Santa and ended up getting pie recipes from Mrs. Claus. Click here to download this commercial! (.WMV, 5 MB) ....close this window!