I'm always getting the Three Bergmans mixed up - Igmar, Igrid, and Edgar. One is an actress, one a director, the other a ventriloquist.
During the off-season Santa stays sharp by practicing kiddie sit-down sessions with a dummy.
and he raises reindeer - the fast ones used to mush his sled, the slow ones for meat. Meat or Mush.
"Roger and Me" is over thirty years old, but I'll never forget that scene. That poor lady's resolve, will to survive, self-reliance in the face of adversity.