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Scared of Santa Nothing says Happy Holidays like a photo of sweet little toddlers screaming at Santa. A couple of years ago, the Chicago Tribune asked readers to send in their "Scared of Santa" photos. Those photos are included here, as well as additional photos sent in by SouthFlorida.com, Sun-Sentinel.com and Chicago Tribune readers in subsequent years. Enjoy! Add your photo to our collection here. A first glimpse: No one, not even the office Grinches, failed to laugh at this shot from Valerie Miller of Lansing, who captured now-22-year-old daughter Amie�s first glimpse of St. Nick--artfully rendered in plastic. It�s the first in a series that Miller says she torments Amie with every year. Now this is a mom who knows what Christmas is all about.

Contents: 1. Introduction: Scared of Santa 2. Santa 3. Santa 4. Santa 5. Santa 6. Santa 7. Santa 8. Santa 9. Santa 10. Santa 11. Santa 12. Santa 13. Santa 14. Santa 15. Santa 16. Santa 17. Santa 18. Santa 19. Santa 20. Santa 21. Santa 22. Santa 23. Santa 24. Santa 25. Santa 26. Rouged-up Santa 27. Let me go or I'll pull off your beard 28. Kendra Potts, Aurora, Ill. 29. Ellen Morrison, Aurora, Ill. 30. Jackie Papadopoulos, Chicago 31. Kathy Cecil, Coal City, Ill. 32. Kelley McCarron, Mt. Prospect, Ill. 33. Gina Zukowski, Everett, Massachusetts 34. Laura Schlieder, Chicago, Ill. 35. Miranda Flood 36. Yun Brown, Schaumburg, Ill. 37. Karli Tosterud, Franklin Park, Ill. 38. Chris Wisniewski, Chicago, Ill. 39. Dawn Pigott, Chicago, Ill. 40. Kristy Zodrow, Rochester, Minn. 41. Robin Virgilio, Woodbury, Minn. 42. Diane Tarantino, Mesa, Ariz. 43. Debra Schmitt, Chicago, Ill. 44. Kathleen Froehlich, Elk Grove Village, Ill. 45. Fiona Q. Fennel, Batavia, Ill. 46. Barbara Ferber, Kenosha, Wis. 47. Nancy Ahnell, Arlington Heights, Ill. 48. David Norkiewicz, Tinley Park, Ill. 49. Christopher Siek, Chicago, Ill. 50. Brooks Ricole Sosna, Phoenix, Ariz. 51. Katrina Perez, Homewood, Ill. 52. Paul van Berkum Sr., Geneva, Ill.

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