Meath, whose beard and hair went white early in life,[17] noticed that children sometimes called him "Santa". He is slightly overweight — he has described himself as an "organic Santa"[11] — and his wife bought him a red suit.[13] He attended schools to learn the craft of being a Santa.[11][18] He appeared in parades.[19] He is a professional vocalist.[12] In 2012, he appeared as Santa at Radio City Music Hall for the Christmas Spectacular show in New York City.[11][14] Meath uses his real beard but conditions it with a "shimmer-like shampoo known as Cowboy Magic, and uses hair gel for his mustache.[20] His role as Santa was described in numerous publications.[12][16][17] In 2009, he appeared in a thirty-second television commercial spot for the Boston Red Sox baseball team.[14]
Personal life
Meath has one child and lives in Newburyport, Massachusetts. His mother was activist and historian Mary Stewart Hewitt.[21] He is the great great grandson of businessman and sportsman John Malcolm Forbes and the great great great grandson of railroad industrialist John Murray Forbes.[21] Through this, Meath is distantly related to John Kerry. Meath's daughter, Amelia Randall Meath, is a member of the bands Mountain Man[22] and Sylvan Esso.
^Jonathan Meath (2010-11-13). "Jonathan Meath". MeathMedia. Archived from the original on 2010-10-30. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
^"Famous Folks from Cambridge". The Boston Globe and Boston.com. 26 March 2012. Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^Santa Glen, secretary (October 2010). "Minutes of meeting". San Diego Chapter of F.O.R.B.S. Archived from the original on 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
