with that ringtone-- and this award-winning beard--"it was back in july... won the styled mustache and natural beard." there's no blending in over this nch hour for old santa claus...(nats of laughing)who undercover as eric schmitt- matzen of jacksboro...(nats) "what do you want for christmas?"but kids-- always know."i want a cotton candy machine."and santa never minds the attention."98 percent of it's fun."but those other times..... can be hard."sorry." like when-- a few weeks ago-- santa was called to the hospital bedside of a terminally ill 5-year-old east tennessee boy.how do you even begin?eric schmitt-matzen/ "santa claus""you have to start off with the stuff, you know. 'what's this i hear you're going to be missing christmas this year?' 'yeah, they tell me i'd dying.' 'really, well you're not going to miss christmas! the elves already had the you wanted this for a long ew time!'"santa gave the boy a toy... and-- these words.s/ eric schmitt-matzen/ "santa claus""when you get up to those pearly gates, you just tell them you're santa's number one elf.' he's like, 'i am?' i said, 'you sure