Santa Claus will be at Somerville Community Access Television, 90 Union Square, on Tuesday, December 15 from 6:00 to 7:00pm. Parents are invited to bring their young children to the studio to tell him in person what they want for Christmas, or to watch Channel 3 and call him on the phone. The live TV show and studio event will include performances of Christmas songs by local musicians Jeff Jam and JoJo LaRiccia, host of the PBS TV series, JoJo’s Dreamcart. Tarsh Stacke, host of the SCAT TV show Tell Me A Story, will read Christmas stories.

Parents and viewers might be surprised that Santa Claus looks a lot like Tom Champion, Director of Communications for the City of Somerville. The program will be cablecast live on Channel 3 and replayed throught the holiday season.

The event is free, but families are encouraged to bring non-perishable food and/or toys for local non-profit collections.