Dana Friedman, a trial lawyer who has spent 6 months of each year growing out his beard for his annual appearances as Santa Claus since 2001, adjusts his mask before greeting a child at the Bay Terrace Shopping Center in Queens as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in New York City, U.S., December 6, 2020. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Children look at lights from inside their family car as they visit Luminna Fest, a drive-through Christmas light festival, during the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sao Paulo, Brazil December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Dana Friedman, a trial lawyer who has spent 6 months of each year growing out his beard for his annual appearance as Santa Claus since 2001, poses for a portrait with a family through a window at the Bay Terrace Shopping Center in Queens as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in New York City, U.S., December 6, 2020. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

A man dressed as Santa Claus rappels from a cable car while descending from the Pao de Acucar Mountain (Sugar Loaf Mountain) during his arrival to a Christmas event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

San Diego Ballet School students wear protective masks backstage during a performance of "The Nutcracker", presented by the San Diego Ballet in a drive-in performance at a parking lot, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in San Diego, California, U.S., December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Bing Guan

A girl visits a man dressed as Santa Claus inside an old cable car at Urca Hill near Pao de Acucar Mountain (Sugar Loaf Mountain) during a Christmas event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Children greet a person dressed as Santa Claus from inside a vehicle in a drive-thru christmas village, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico December 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

A person dressed as The Grinch performs as people attend the ChristmasCity drive-in cinema showing of the movie Home Alone, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manchester, Britain, December 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff

An employee prepares a chocolate nativity scene with masked figures at the chocolate manufacture Confiserie Felicitas in Hornow, near Spremberg, Germany, December 4, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

Panchito Vicente, 2, is reflected in plexiglass as he visits Santa Claus, Ray Hamlett, 74, at the Citadel Outlet mall, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Commerce, California, U.S., December 3, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A safety sign is displayed amidst the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Waddesdon Manor near Aylesbury, Britain, December 3, 2020. REUTERS/Beresford Hodge

A woman walks past a window display with Father Christmas wearing a protective mask, during the second COVID-19 national lockdown in Lille, France, November 30, 2020. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

A school nativity show is filmed for parents at Heath Mount School in Watton at Stone in Hertfordshire, Britain, November 26, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge

Glass Christmas tree decorations shaped like pigs are seen at OzdobaCZ factory, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, December 1, 2020. The masked Golden Pig ornaments draw inspiration from a Czech tradition of fasting on Christmas Day to see a Golden Pig, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. Picture taken December 1, 2020. REUTERS/David W Cerny

A child interacts by video with a man who goes by "Santa Claus Edi Noel" at NorteShopping mall amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 13, 2020. Picture taken November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

People go shopping after Lombardy was downgraded from a red to an orange zone, loosening coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions including allowing non-essential shops to re-open ahead of Christmas, in Milan, Italy, December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo

Janos Nemes, dressed as Santa Claus, talks as he interacts with children by video in a photo studio, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Budapest, Hungary, December 1, 2020. Picture taken December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

Hungarian confectioner Laszlo Rimoczi works on a chocolate Santa at his workshop, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Lajosmizse, Hungary, November 20, 2020. Picture taken November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

People look at a house displaying Christmas lights in Hemel Hempstead, Britain, November 30, 2020. REUTERS/Matthew Childs

Students take part in a training session at the Ministry of Fun Santa School, as it develops an online app for children to speak with Santa during the Christmas season, as the continuation of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic means most in-person Santa's Grotto experiences will have to be cancelled, London, Britain, November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Anjuli Wankerl, owner of the hotel and restaurant Landgasthof Boeck, serves customers at their drive-thru Christmas market during the coronavirus pandemic in Gauting near Munich, Germany, November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

People walk through the Burlington Arcade adorned with Christmas decorations, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Issa Kassissieh, wearing a Santa Claus costume, holds a scroll as he poses for a picture while sitting next to a Christmas tree on a salt formation in the Dead Sea, in an event organised by Israel's tourism ministry, as Israel gears up for the holiday season, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis, near Ein Bokeq, Israel November 15, 2020. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

A woman wearing a protective face mask walks past a Christmas shop window display as the country's second lockdown came to an end today amid the continuing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Galway, Ireland, December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

An assistant helps Pal Pillmayer, dressed as Santa Claus, as he prepares to interact with children by video chat, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Budapest, Hungary, November 30, 2020. Picture taken November 30, 2020. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

Artists of the Moscow residence of Father Frost perform for children with disabilities in Moscow, Russia November 28, 2020. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

People look at the Christmas window of the Macy's Herald Square store in New York City, New York, U.S., November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A student trains with a computer and webcam in the Grotto at the Ministry of Fun Santa School, as it develops an online app for children to speak with Santa during the Christmas season, as the continuation of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic means most in-person Santa's Grotto experiences will have to be cancelled, London, Britain, November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville