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Santa rocks! In exclusive interview, St. Nick offers sneak peek of family-friendly shows

By Clifford Pugh

12.12.12 | 3:55 pm

Santa at the Houston Symphony Courtesy of KHOU

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For a recent CultureMap Moment on the Channel 11 Morning News, CultureMap contributor Bernadette Verzosa snagged an exclusive interview with Santa Claus.

Verzosa, the founder and editor of ParentsPost.com, a Houston-based web site that offers a wide-range of ideas about family activities, caught up with the elusive St. Nick at Jones Hall, where he appears with the Houston Symphony Friday through Sunday in the Houston Symphony's "Very Merry Pops."

The duo discussed several family-friendly theater and dance performances on Houston stages this weekend and throughout the month of December.

See their conversation here:

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