Requests Utility Case Insensitive Error

Hi,

This morning this error just started coming from Apple News via plugin API Response:

headers] => Requests_Utility_CaseInsensitiveDictionary Object

Just curious if others have gotten this and got a solution. The message has come 8 times already today and not sure what to do.

Thanks!
The page this is about is:
https://movietvtechgeeks.com/santa-claus-forces-online-this-holiday-season/

The message I get when I publish every article is like below:

API Response:
Array
(
    [headers] => Requests_Utility_CaseInsensitiveDictionary Object
        (
            [data:protected] => Array
                (
                    [server] => AppleHttpServer/e81851ddfbfa
                    [date] => Sat, 24 Oct 2020 21:11:59 GMT
                    [content-type] => application/json;charset=utf-8
                    [request-id] => 8c5ea0c0-163d-11eb-b998-e9304f9947c2
                    [x-request-id] => 8c5ea0c0-163d-11eb-b998-e9304f9947c2
                    [x-test-source-environment] => prod
                    [location] => https://news-api.apple.com/articles/4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82
                    [x-content-type-options] => nosniff
                    [x-xss-protection] => 1; mode=block
                    [cache-control] => no-cache, no-store, max-age=0, must-revalidate
                    [pragma] => no-cache
                    [expires] => 0
                    [strict-transport-security] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => max-age=31536000 ; includeSubDomains
                            [1] => max-age=31536000
                        )

                    [x-frame-options] => DENY
                    [x-b3-traceid] => 217fdcee24ebc8ca
                )

        )

    [body] => {"data":{"createdAt":"2020-10-24T21:11:58Z","modifiedAt":"2020-10-24T21:11:59Z","id":"4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82","type":"article","shareUrl":"https://apple.news/ARyK85OkZSNipCLnWUPtMgg","links":{"channel":"https://news-api.apple.com/channels/18db1161-655f-4ece-8df8-9c3dccee00b7","self":"https://news-api.apple.com/articles/4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82","sections":["https://news-api.apple.com/sections/33faab82-bbac-3917-9010-e514db67ec3a"]},"document":{"version":"1.11","identifier":"post-71854","language":"en-US","title":"Santa Claus forces online this holiday season","documentStyle":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"layout":{"columns":7,"width":1024,"margin":60,"gutter":20},"components":[{"role":"container","components":[{"role":"divider","stroke":{"color":"#30bcff","width":22},"layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true}},{"role":"title","text":"Santa Claus forces online this holiday season","layout":{"margin":{"bottom":30,"top":30}}}],"textStyle":"default-title","layout":"title-layout"},{"role":"byline","text":"by Jackie Warner October 24, 2020, 11:11am","textStyle":"default-byline","layout":"byline-layout"},{"role":"intro","text":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.\n","textStyle":"default-intro"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>After nearly 160 years, Macy’s Santa Claus has been the one person who has always been inured to the bad of the world, but that has come to a stop  due to the coronavirus pandemic. In what feels like the plot of “The Year Without A Santa Claus,” kids of all ages will only be able to see him via Internet-only appearances on behalf of Macy’s.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa Claus and Macy’s have gone together like peanut butter and chocolate since the 1947 Academy Award winning film “Miracle on 34<sup>th</sup> Street.” The plot of this film is where the actual Kris Kringle is hired by Macy’s New York City store where he brings his joy to a few humbugs in a court ruling. Ironic how this all ties together in today’s world with Sen. Lisa Murkowski now reversing herself on Saturday to say she will be voting Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“To replicate the magical experience of visiting Macy’s Santaland for children and their families, we will shift to a virtual engagement this year,” said Susan Tercero, Macy’s VP Branded Entertainment, said in a press release. It will be available online from November 27-December 24.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>More than a quarter of a million people come to see Santa at Macy’s in Midtown Manhattan each year, the company said, making it hard to create a safe environment during a pandemic. Before taking a picture with the jolly old man, crowds walk in tight quarters through a maze-like Santaland that’s filled with Christmas trees, running toy trains and elves in green costumes.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa also won’t be showing up at its Chicago and San Francisco stores, which have similar <a href="https://www.macys.com/social/santa-land/">Santalands</a>. But he will still appear at the end of the televised Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, the company said. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With the coronavirus still raging, stores and malls are having to rework their typical holiday strategy, which had been to pack as many people through its doors as possible. Walmart, for example, is holding its Black Friday deals over four weeks, instead of one day. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>But the decision by Macy’s differs from big mall owners, which will still go ahead with in-person Santa visits by banning kids from sitting on his lap and making sure they stay six feet away from him. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s has been using Santa Claus to draw crowds to its New York store since the early 1860s, calling itself “The Home of Santa Claus” for decades. And Macy’s had a starring role in the 1947 film “Miracle on 34th Street,” where a girl discovers the real Santa inside the store. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s will be offering a free online experience on its website at the end of November, where families can play games, get a virtual tour of Santa’s workshop and take a selfie with Santa. The experience will feature a greeting from virtual elves, who then lead the way through Santa’s village and workshop, allowing playtime with interactive games. At the end of that trip, kids will meet Santa through an interactive video and can share their holiday wish list and take a selfie with Santa that will be downloadable.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Expect a lot of disappointment as there is bound to be plenty of server issues so be ready for that with the kiddies.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The online experience is limited to three children at one time, Macy’s said. Left unsaid is what parents will do if they can’t access the site after building up young hopes.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“Moving to a virtual engagement will safely bring the magic of Santa Claus to children of all ages this year,” Macy’s said in a statement to media outlets. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The pandemic has forced Macy’s to tweak other <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/10/macys-no-santa-claus-at-stores-this-year-1234602271/">holiday traditions</a>. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>In order to deter crowds, its annual Thanksgiving Day parade won’t go through its usual route through Manhattan. Instead, floats, performers and giant cartoon balloons and will be filmed for TV in front of the Herald Square store in New York. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s also ditched a one-night firework spectacle on the Fourth of July, and held smaller unannounced firework shows to stop people from gathering to watch. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"heading2","text":"Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Goes Online Only","format":"html","textStyle":"default-heading-2","layout":"heading-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With large scale events banned in New York City, the Macy’s <a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/tag/holidays">Thanksgiving Day </a>Parade will not go on as in year’s past due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A live parade to welcome in the holiday season has been scrapped. Macy’s says it is in the process of “reimagining” the event that will be brought to viewers on TV and online in November.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“One of the most beloved events every year is the Thanksgiving Day Parade,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said during his pandemic briefing on Monday. “I always want to express my appreciation to everyone at Macy’s. They are extraordinarily civically minded. They care about New York City. We saw what they did on July 4th with an amazing fireworks display. They found a way to do it, to celebrate our country and our city and give us hope and they did it safely.”</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The event will be drastically scaled-down. There won’t be a parade along the usual 2.5-mile route down Broadway into Herald Square. The big balloons will have a role but will be anchored to vehicles instead of guided by people.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The high school and college marching bands from around the country, always a big highlight, will have to wait until 2021. Instead, local New York bands and performers will provide music.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A message on the store’s <a href="https://www.macys.com/social/parade/">website</a> says the parade will be similarly reworked as was the<a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/news/macys-to-put-on-series-of-small-fireworks-shows-throughout-nyc"> Fourth of July </a>fireworks spectacular. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A series of smaller fireworks shows took place in each borough over the course of several days leading up to July 4. On Independence Day, Macy’s broadcast the shows.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“Next year, I look forward to things coming back in all their glory so we can enjoy things together again,” said de Blasio.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout-last"}],"componentTextStyles":{"default-body":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"Optima-Regular","fontSize":17,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":22,"textColor":"#000000","linkStyle":{"textColor":"#30bcff"},"paragraphSpacingBefore":18,"paragraphSpacingAfter":18},"default-heading-2":{"fontName":"AvenirNext-Bold","fontSize":60,"lineHeight":58,"textColor":"#000000","textAlignment":"left","tracking":-0.04},"default-title":{"fontName":"AvenirNext-Bold","fontSize":72,"lineHeight":68,"tracking":-0.04,"textColor":"#000000","textAlignment":"left"},"default-byline":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"AvenirNext-Regular","fontSize":12,"lineHeight":36,"tracking":0.24,"textColor":"#000000","textTransform":"uppercase"},"default-intro":{"fontName":"Optima-Regular","fontSize":17,"lineHeight":22,"textColor":"#000000"}},"textStyles":{"default-tag-code":{"fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000"},"default-tag-pre":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000","paragraphSpacingBefore":18,"paragraphSpacingAfter":18},"default-tag-samp":{"fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000"}},"componentLayouts":{"body-layout":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":12}},"body-layout-last":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":30}},"heading-layout":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"bottom":15,"top":15}},"title-layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"margin":{"bottom":30}},"byline-layout":{"margin":{"top":10,"bottom":10},"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7}},"metadata":{"excerpt":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.","dateCreated":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","dateModified":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","datePublished":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","canonicalURL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/santa-claus-forces-online-this-holiday-season/","generatorIdentifier":"publish-to-apple-news","generatorName":"Publish to Apple News","generatorVersion":"2.1.0"},"autoplacement":{"advertisement":{"bannerType":"any","distanceFromMedia":"10vh","enabled":true,"frequency":3,"layout":{"margin":15}}}},"revision":"AAAAAAAAAAD//////////w==","state":"PROCESSING","accessoryText":null,"title":"Santa Claus forces online this holiday season","maturityRating":null,"warnings":[],"targetTerritoryCountryCodes":["HK","PS","PT","HN","PW","PY","HR","YE","HU","QA","ID","IE","IL","AE","IN","AG","ZA","AI","IS","AL","IT","AM","AO","AR","AT","AU","AZ","ZW","RO","BB","RS","BD","JM","RU","BE","BF","JO","BG","JP","BH","BJ","BM","BN","BO","SA","SB","SC","BR","BS","BT","SE","SG","BW","SI","BY","BZ","SK","SL","KE","SN","KG","KH","CA","SR","ST","SV","KN","CG","CH","CI","SZ","KR","CL","CM","CN","KW","CO","KY","TC","KZ","CR","TD","CV","TH","LA","CY","LB","TJ","CZ","LC","TM","TN","LI","TR","LK","TT","DE","TW","TZ","LR","DK","LT","DM","LU","LV","DO","UA","LY","UG","DZ","MD","MG","US","MK","EC","ML","EE","MM","MN","MO","EG","UY","MR","UZ","MS","MT","MU","MV","MW","MX","MY","VC","MZ","ES","ET","VE","VG","NA","NE","VN","NG","NI","NL","NO","NP","FI","FJ","FM","NZ","FR","GB","GD","OM","GH","GM","GR","GT","GW","PA","GY","PE","PG","PH","PK","PL","XT"],"isCandidateToBeFeatured":false,"isSponsored":false,"isPreview":false,"isDevelopingStory":false,"isHidden":false},"meta":{"throttling":{"isThrottled":false,"queueSize":0,"estimatedDelayInSeconds":0,"quotaAvailable":200}}}
    [response] => Array
        (
            [code] => 201
            [message] => Created
        )

    [cookies] => Array
        (
        )

    [filename] =>
    [http_response] => WP_HTTP_Requests_Response Object
        (
            [response:protected] => Requests_Response Object
                (
                    [body] => {"data":{"createdAt":"2020-10-24T21:11:58Z","modifiedAt":"2020-10-24T21:11:59Z","id":"4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82","type":"article","shareUrl":"https://apple.news/ARyK85OkZSNipCLnWUPtMgg","links":{"channel":"https://news-api.apple.com/channels/18db1161-655f-4ece-8df8-9c3dccee00b7","self":"https://news-api.apple.com/articles/4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82","sections":["https://news-api.apple.com/sections/33faab82-bbac-3917-9010-e514db67ec3a"]},"document":{"version":"1.11","identifier":"post-71854","language":"en-US","title":"Santa Claus forces online this holiday season","documentStyle":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"layout":{"columns":7,"width":1024,"margin":60,"gutter":20},"components":[{"role":"container","components":[{"role":"divider","stroke":{"color":"#30bcff","width":22},"layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true}},{"role":"title","text":"Santa Claus forces online this holiday season","layout":{"margin":{"bottom":30,"top":30}}}],"textStyle":"default-title","layout":"title-layout"},{"role":"byline","text":"by Jackie Warner October 24, 2020, 11:11am","textStyle":"default-byline","layout":"byline-layout"},{"role":"intro","text":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.\n","textStyle":"default-intro"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>After nearly 160 years, Macy’s Santa Claus has been the one person who has always been inured to the bad of the world, but that has come to a stop  due to the coronavirus pandemic. In what feels like the plot of “The Year Without A Santa Claus,” kids of all ages will only be able to see him via Internet-only appearances on behalf of Macy’s.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa Claus and Macy’s have gone together like peanut butter and chocolate since the 1947 Academy Award winning film “Miracle on 34<sup>th</sup> Street.” The plot of this film is where the actual Kris Kringle is hired by Macy’s New York City store where he brings his joy to a few humbugs in a court ruling. Ironic how this all ties together in today’s world with Sen. Lisa Murkowski now reversing herself on Saturday to say she will be voting Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“To replicate the magical experience of visiting Macy’s Santaland for children and their families, we will shift to a virtual engagement this year,” said Susan Tercero, Macy’s VP Branded Entertainment, said in a press release. It will be available online from November 27-December 24.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>More than a quarter of a million people come to see Santa at Macy’s in Midtown Manhattan each year, the company said, making it hard to create a safe environment during a pandemic. Before taking a picture with the jolly old man, crowds walk in tight quarters through a maze-like Santaland that’s filled with Christmas trees, running toy trains and elves in green costumes.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa also won’t be showing up at its Chicago and San Francisco stores, which have similar <a href="https://www.macys.com/social/santa-land/">Santalands</a>. But he will still appear at the end of the televised Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, the company said. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With the coronavirus still raging, stores and malls are having to rework their typical holiday strategy, which had been to pack as many people through its doors as possible. Walmart, for example, is holding its Black Friday deals over four weeks, instead of one day. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>But the decision by Macy’s differs from big mall owners, which will still go ahead with in-person Santa visits by banning kids from sitting on his lap and making sure they stay six feet away from him. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s has been using Santa Claus to draw crowds to its New York store since the early 1860s, calling itself “The Home of Santa Claus” for decades. And Macy’s had a starring role in the 1947 film “Miracle on 34th Street,” where a girl discovers the real Santa inside the store. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s will be offering a free online experience on its website at the end of November, where families can play games, get a virtual tour of Santa’s workshop and take a selfie with Santa. The experience will feature a greeting from virtual elves, who then lead the way through Santa’s village and workshop, allowing playtime with interactive games. At the end of that trip, kids will meet Santa through an interactive video and can share their holiday wish list and take a selfie with Santa that will be downloadable.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Expect a lot of disappointment as there is bound to be plenty of server issues so be ready for that with the kiddies.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The online experience is limited to three children at one time, Macy’s said. Left unsaid is what parents will do if they can’t access the site after building up young hopes.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“Moving to a virtual engagement will safely bring the magic of Santa Claus to children of all ages this year,” Macy’s said in a statement to media outlets. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The pandemic has forced Macy’s to tweak other <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/10/macys-no-santa-claus-at-stores-this-year-1234602271/">holiday traditions</a>. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>In order to deter crowds, its annual Thanksgiving Day parade won’t go through its usual route through Manhattan. Instead, floats, performers and giant cartoon balloons and will be filmed for TV in front of the Herald Square store in New York. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s also ditched a one-night firework spectacle on the Fourth of July, and held smaller unannounced firework shows to stop people from gathering to watch. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"heading2","text":"Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Goes Online Only","format":"html","textStyle":"default-heading-2","layout":"heading-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With large scale events banned in New York City, the Macy’s <a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/tag/holidays">Thanksgiving Day </a>Parade will not go on as in year’s past due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A live parade to welcome in the holiday season has been scrapped. Macy’s says it is in the process of “reimagining” the event that will be brought to viewers on TV and online in November.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“One of the most beloved events every year is the Thanksgiving Day Parade,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said during his pandemic briefing on Monday. “I always want to express my appreciation to everyone at Macy’s. They are extraordinarily civically minded. They care about New York City. We saw what they did on July 4th with an amazing fireworks display. They found a way to do it, to celebrate our country and our city and give us hope and they did it safely.”</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The event will be drastically scaled-down. There won’t be a parade along the usual 2.5-mile route down Broadway into Herald Square. The big balloons will have a role but will be anchored to vehicles instead of guided by people.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The high school and college marching bands from around the country, always a big highlight, will have to wait until 2021. Instead, local New York bands and performers will provide music.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A message on the store’s <a href="https://www.macys.com/social/parade/">website</a> says the parade will be similarly reworked as was the<a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/news/macys-to-put-on-series-of-small-fireworks-shows-throughout-nyc"> Fourth of July </a>fireworks spectacular. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A series of smaller fireworks shows took place in each borough over the course of several days leading up to July 4. On Independence Day, Macy’s broadcast the shows.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“Next year, I look forward to things coming back in all their glory so we can enjoy things together again,” said de Blasio.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout-last"}],"componentTextStyles":{"default-body":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"Optima-Regular","fontSize":17,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":22,"textColor":"#000000","linkStyle":{"textColor":"#30bcff"},"paragraphSpacingBefore":18,"paragraphSpacingAfter":18},"default-heading-2":{"fontName":"AvenirNext-Bold","fontSize":60,"lineHeight":58,"textColor":"#000000","textAlignment":"left","tracking":-0.04},"default-title":{"fontName":"AvenirNext-Bold","fontSize":72,"lineHeight":68,"tracking":-0.04,"textColor":"#000000","textAlignment":"left"},"default-byline":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"AvenirNext-Regular","fontSize":12,"lineHeight":36,"tracking":0.24,"textColor":"#000000","textTransform":"uppercase"},"default-intro":{"fontName":"Optima-Regular","fontSize":17,"lineHeight":22,"textColor":"#000000"}},"textStyles":{"default-tag-code":{"fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000"},"default-tag-pre":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000","paragraphSpacingBefore":18,"paragraphSpacingAfter":18},"default-tag-samp":{"fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000"}},"componentLayouts":{"body-layout":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":12}},"body-layout-last":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":30}},"heading-layout":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"bottom":15,"top":15}},"title-layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"margin":{"bottom":30}},"byline-layout":{"margin":{"top":10,"bottom":10},"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7}},"metadata":{"excerpt":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.","dateCreated":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","dateModified":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","datePublished":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","canonicalURL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/santa-claus-forces-online-this-holiday-season/","generatorIdentifier":"publish-to-apple-news","generatorName":"Publish to Apple News","generatorVersion":"2.1.0"},"autoplacement":{"advertisement":{"bannerType":"any","distanceFromMedia":"10vh","enabled":true,"frequency":3,"layout":{"margin":15}}}},"revision":"AAAAAAAAAAD//////////w==","state":"PROCESSING","accessoryText":null,"title":"Santa Claus forces online this holiday season","maturityRating":null,"warnings":[],"targetTerritoryCountryCodes":["HK","PS","PT","HN","PW","PY","HR","YE","HU","QA","ID","IE","IL","AE","IN","AG","ZA","AI","IS","AL","IT","AM","AO","AR","AT","AU","AZ","ZW","RO","BB","RS","BD","JM","RU","BE","BF","JO","BG","JP","BH","BJ","BM","BN","BO","SA","SB","SC","BR","BS","BT","SE","SG","BW","SI","BY","BZ","SK","SL","KE","SN","KG","KH","CA","SR","ST","SV","KN","CG","CH","CI","SZ","KR","CL","CM","CN","KW","CO","KY","TC","KZ","CR","TD","CV","TH","LA","CY","LB","TJ","CZ","LC","TM","TN","LI","TR","LK","TT","DE","TW","TZ","LR","DK","LT","DM","LU","LV","DO","UA","LY","UG","DZ","MD","MG","US","MK","EC","ML","EE","MM","MN","MO","EG","UY","MR","UZ","MS","MT","MU","MV","MW","MX","MY","VC","MZ","ES","ET","VE","VG","NA","NE","VN","NG","NI","NL","NO","NP","FI","FJ","FM","NZ","FR","GB","GD","OM","GH","GM","GR","GT","GW","PA","GY","PE","PG","PH","PK","PL","XT"],"isCandidateToBeFeatured":false,"isSponsored":false,"isPreview":false,"isDevelopingStory":false,"isHidden":false},"meta":{"throttling":{"isThrottled":false,"queueSize":0,"estimatedDelayInSeconds":0,"quotaAvailable":200}}}
                    [raw] => HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Server: AppleHttpServer/e81851ddfbfa
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2020 21:11:59 GMT
Content-Type: application/json;charset=utf-8
Transfer-Encoding: chunked
Connection: close
Request-Id: 8c5ea0c0-163d-11eb-b998-e9304f9947c2
X-REQUEST-ID: 8c5ea0c0-163d-11eb-b998-e9304f9947c2
X-TEST-SOURCE-ENVIRONMENT: prod
Location: https://news-api.apple.com/articles/4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82
X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
X-XSS-Protection: 1; mode=block
Cache-Control: no-cache, no-store, max-age=0, must-revalidate
Pragma: no-cache
Expires: 0
Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000 ; includeSubDomains
X-Frame-Options: DENY
X-B3-TraceId: 217fdcee24ebc8ca
Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000

{"data":{"createdAt":"2020-10-24T21:11:58Z","modifiedAt":"2020-10-24T21:11:59Z","id":"4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82","type":"article","shareUrl":"https://apple.news/ARyK85OkZSNipCLnWUPtMgg","links":{"channel":"https://news-api.apple.com/channels/18db1161-655f-4ece-8df8-9c3dccee00b7","self":"https://news-api.apple.com/articles/4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82","sections":["https://news-api.apple.com/sections/33faab82-bbac-3917-9010-e514db67ec3a"]},"document":{"version":"1.11","identifier":"post-71854","language":"en-US","title":"Santa Claus forces online this holiday season","documentStyle":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"layout":{"columns":7,"width":1024,"margin":60,"gutter":20},"components":[{"role":"container","components":[{"role":"divider","stroke":{"color":"#30bcff","width":22},"layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true}},{"role":"title","text":"Santa Claus forces online this holiday season","layout":{"margin":{"bottom":30,"top":30}}}],"textStyle":"default-title","layout":"title-layout"},{"role":"byline","text":"by Jackie Warner October 24, 2020, 11:11am","textStyle":"default-byline","layout":"byline-layout"},{"role":"intro","text":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.\n","textStyle":"default-intro"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>After nearly 160 years, Macy’s Santa Claus has been the one person who has always been inured to the bad of the world, but that has come to a stop  due to the coronavirus pandemic. In what feels like the plot of “The Year Without A Santa Claus,” kids of all ages will only be able to see him via Internet-only appearances on behalf of Macy’s.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa Claus and Macy’s have gone together like peanut butter and chocolate since the 1947 Academy Award winning film “Miracle on 34<sup>th</sup> Street.” The plot of this film is where the actual Kris Kringle is hired by Macy’s New York City store where he brings his joy to a few humbugs in a court ruling. Ironic how this all ties together in today’s world with Sen. Lisa Murkowski now reversing herself on Saturday to say she will be voting Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“To replicate the magical experience of visiting Macy’s Santaland for children and their families, we will shift to a virtual engagement this year,” said Susan Tercero, Macy’s VP Branded Entertainment, said in a press release. It will be available online from November 27-December 24.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>More than a quarter of a million people come to see Santa at Macy’s in Midtown Manhattan each year, the company said, making it hard to create a safe environment during a pandemic. Before taking a picture with the jolly old man, crowds walk in tight quarters through a maze-like Santaland that’s filled with Christmas trees, running toy trains and elves in green costumes.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa also won’t be showing up at its Chicago and San Francisco stores, which have similar <a href="https://www.macys.com/social/santa-land/">Santalands</a>. But he will still appear at the end of the televised Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, the company said. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With the coronavirus still raging, stores and malls are having to rework their typical holiday strategy, which had been to pack as many people through its doors as possible. Walmart, for example, is holding its Black Friday deals over four weeks, instead of one day. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>But the decision by Macy’s differs from big mall owners, which will still go ahead with in-person Santa visits by banning kids from sitting on his lap and making sure they stay six feet away from him. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s has been using Santa Claus to draw crowds to its New York store since the early 1860s, calling itself “The Home of Santa Claus” for decades. And Macy’s had a starring role in the 1947 film “Miracle on 34th Street,” where a girl discovers the real Santa inside the store. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s will be offering a free online experience on its website at the end of November, where families can play games, get a virtual tour of Santa’s workshop and take a selfie with Santa. The experience will feature a greeting from virtual elves, who then lead the way through Santa’s village and workshop, allowing playtime with interactive games. At the end of that trip, kids will meet Santa through an interactive video and can share their holiday wish list and take a selfie with Santa that will be downloadable.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Expect a lot of disappointment as there is bound to be plenty of server issues so be ready for that with the kiddies.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The online experience is limited to three children at one time, Macy’s said. Left unsaid is what parents will do if they can’t access the site after building up young hopes.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“Moving to a virtual engagement will safely bring the magic of Santa Claus to children of all ages this year,” Macy’s said in a statement to media outlets. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The pandemic has forced Macy’s to tweak other <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/10/macys-no-santa-claus-at-stores-this-year-1234602271/">holiday traditions</a>. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>In order to deter crowds, its annual Thanksgiving Day parade won’t go through its usual route through Manhattan. Instead, floats, performers and giant cartoon balloons and will be filmed for TV in front of the Herald Square store in New York. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s also ditched a one-night firework spectacle on the Fourth of July, and held smaller unannounced firework shows to stop people from gathering to watch. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"heading2","text":"Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Goes Online Only","format":"html","textStyle":"default-heading-2","layout":"heading-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With large scale events banned in New York City, the Macy’s <a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/tag/holidays">Thanksgiving Day </a>Parade will not go on as in year’s past due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A live parade to welcome in the holiday season has been scrapped. Macy’s says it is in the process of “reimagining” the event that will be brought to viewers on TV and online in November.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“One of the most beloved events every year is the Thanksgiving Day Parade,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said during his pandemic briefing on Monday. “I always want to express my appreciation to everyone at Macy’s. They are extraordinarily civically minded. They care about New York City. We saw what they did on July 4th with an amazing fireworks display. They found a way to do it, to celebrate our country and our city and give us hope and they did it safely.”</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The event will be drastically scaled-down. There won’t be a parade along the usual 2.5-mile route down Broadway into Herald Square. The big balloons will have a role but will be anchored to vehicles instead of guided by people.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The high school and college marching bands from around the country, always a big highlight, will have to wait until 2021. Instead, local New York bands and performers will provide music.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A message on the store’s <a href="https://www.macys.com/social/parade/">website</a> says the parade will be similarly reworked as was the<a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/news/macys-to-put-on-series-of-small-fireworks-shows-throughout-nyc"> Fourth of July </a>fireworks spectacular. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A series of smaller fireworks shows took place in each borough over the course of several days leading up to July 4. On Independence Day, Macy’s broadcast the shows.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“Next year, I look forward to things coming back in all their glory so we can enjoy things together again,” said de Blasio.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout-last"}],"componentTextStyles":{"default-body":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"Optima-Regular","fontSize":17,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":22,"textColor":"#000000","linkStyle":{"textColor":"#30bcff"},"paragraphSpacingBefore":18,"paragraphSpacingAfter":18},"default-heading-2":{"fontName":"AvenirNext-Bold","fontSize":60,"lineHeight":58,"textColor":"#000000","textAlignment":"left","tracking":-0.04},"default-title":{"fontName":"AvenirNext-Bold","fontSize":72,"lineHeight":68,"tracking":-0.04,"textColor":"#000000","textAlignment":"left"},"default-byline":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"AvenirNext-Regular","fontSize":12,"lineHeight":36,"tracking":0.24,"textColor":"#000000","textTransform":"uppercase"},"default-intro":{"fontName":"Optima-Regular","fontSize":17,"lineHeight":22,"textColor":"#000000"}},"textStyles":{"default-tag-code":{"fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000"},"default-tag-pre":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000","paragraphSpacingBefore":18,"paragraphSpacingAfter":18},"default-tag-samp":{"fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000"}},"componentLayouts":{"body-layout":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":12}},"body-layout-last":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":30}},"heading-layout":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"bottom":15,"top":15}},"title-layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"margin":{"bottom":30}},"byline-layout":{"margin":{"top":10,"bottom":10},"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7}},"metadata":{"excerpt":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.","dateCreated":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","dateModified":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","datePublished":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","canonicalURL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/santa-claus-forces-online-this-holiday-season/","generatorIdentifier":"publish-to-apple-news","generatorName":"Publish to Apple News","generatorVersion":"2.1.0"},"autoplacement":{"advertisement":{"bannerType":"any","distanceFromMedia":"10vh","enabled":true,"frequency":3,"layout":{"margin":15}}}},"revision":"AAAAAAAAAAD//////////w==","state":"PROCESSING","accessoryText":null,"title":"Santa Claus forces online this holiday season","maturityRating":null,"warnings":[],"targetTerritoryCountryCodes":["HK","PS","PT","HN","PW","PY","HR","YE","HU","QA","ID","IE","IL","AE","IN","AG","ZA","AI","IS","AL","IT","AM","AO","AR","AT","AU","AZ","ZW","RO","BB","RS","BD","JM","RU","BE","BF","JO","BG","JP","BH","BJ","BM","BN","BO","SA","SB","SC","BR","BS","BT","SE","SG","BW","SI","BY","BZ","SK","SL","KE","SN","KG","KH","CA","SR","ST","SV","KN","CG","CH","CI","SZ","KR","CL","CM","CN","KW","CO","KY","TC","KZ","CR","TD","CV","TH","LA","CY","LB","TJ","CZ","LC","TM","TN","LI","TR","LK","TT","DE","TW","TZ","LR","DK","LT","DM","LU","LV","DO","UA","LY","UG","DZ","MD","MG","US","MK","EC","ML","EE","MM","MN","MO","EG","UY","MR","UZ","MS","MT","MU","MV","MW","MX","MY","VC","MZ","ES","ET","VE","VG","NA","NE","VN","NG","NI","NL","NO","NP","FI","FJ","FM","NZ","FR","GB","GD","OM","GH","GM","GR","GT","GW","PA","GY","PE","PG","PH","PK","PL","XT"],"isCandidateToBeFeatured":false,"isSponsored":false,"isPreview":false,"isDevelopingStory":false,"isHidden":false},"meta":{"throttling":{"isThrottled":false,"queueSize":0,"estimatedDelayInSeconds":0,"quotaAvailable":200}}}
                    [headers] => Requests_Response_Headers Object
                        (
                            [data:protected] => Array
                                (
                                    [server] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => AppleHttpServer/e81851ddfbfa
                                        )

                                    [date] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => Sat, 24 Oct 2020 21:11:59 GMT
                                        )

                                    [content-type] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => application/json;charset=utf-8
                                        )

                                    [request-id] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => 8c5ea0c0-163d-11eb-b998-e9304f9947c2
                                        )

                                    [x-request-id] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => 8c5ea0c0-163d-11eb-b998-e9304f9947c2
                                        )

                                    [x-test-source-environment] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => prod
                                        )

                                    [location] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => https://news-api.apple.com/articles/4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82
                                        )

                                    [x-content-type-options] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => nosniff
                                        )

                                    [x-xss-protection] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => 1; mode=block
                                        )

                                    [cache-control] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => no-cache, no-store, max-age=0, must-revalidate
                                        )

                                    [pragma] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => no-cache
                                        )

                                    [expires] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => 0
                                        )

                                    [strict-transport-security] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => max-age=31536000 ; includeSubDomains
                                            [1] => max-age=31536000
                                        )

                                    [x-frame-options] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => DENY
                                        )

                                    [x-b3-traceid] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => 217fdcee24ebc8ca
                                        )

                                )

                        )

                    [status_code] => 201
                    [protocol_version] => 1.1
                    [success] => 1
                    [redirects] => 0
                    [url] => https://news-api.apple.com/channels/18db1161-655f-4ece-8df8-9c3dccee00b7/articles
                    [history] => Array
                        (
                        )

                    [cookies] => Requests_Cookie_Jar Object
                        (
                            [cookies:protected] => Array
                                (
                                )

                        )

                )

            [filename:protected] =>
            [data] =>
            [headers] =>
            [status] =>
        )

)

Request Meta:

Array
(
    [data] => Array
        (
            [isPaid] =>
            [isPreview] =>
            [isHidden] =>
            [isSponsored] =>
        )

)

Image Settings:
Use Remote images enabled

JSON:
{"version":"1.11","identifier":"post-71854","language":"en-US","title":"Santa Claus forces online this holiday season","documentStyle":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"layout":{"columns":7,"width":1024,"margin":60,"gutter":20},"components":[{"role":"container","components":[{"role":"divider","stroke":{"color":"#30bcff","width":22},"layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true}},{"role":"title","text":"Santa Claus forces online this holiday season","layout":{"margin":{"bottom":30,"top":30}}}],"textStyle":"default-title","layout":"title-layout"},{"role":"byline","text":"by Jackie Warner October 24, 2020, 11:11am","textStyle":"default-byline","layout":"byline-layout"},{"role":"intro","text":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.\n","textStyle":"default-intro"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>After nearly 160 years, Macy\u2019s Santa Claus has been the one person who has always been inured to the bad of the world, but that has come to a stop  due to the coronavirus pandemic. In what feels like the plot of \u201cThe Year Without A Santa Claus,\u201d kids of all ages will only be able to see him via Internet-only appearances on behalf of Macy\u2019s.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa Claus and Macy\u2019s have gone together like peanut butter and chocolate since the 1947 Academy Award winning film \u201cMiracle on 34<sup>th<\/sup> Street.\u201d The plot of this film is where the actual Kris Kringle is hired by Macy\u2019s New York City store where he brings his joy to a few humbugs in a court ruling. Ironic how this all ties together in today\u2019s world with Sen. Lisa Murkowski now reversing herself on Saturday to say she will be voting Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>\u201cTo replicate the magical experience of visiting Macy\u2019s Santaland for children and their families, we will shift to a virtual engagement this year,\u201d said Susan Tercero, Macy\u2019s VP Branded Entertainment, said in a press release. It will be available online from November 27-December 24.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>More than a quarter of a million people come to see Santa at Macy\u2019s in Midtown Manhattan each year, the company said, making it hard to create a safe environment during a pandemic. Before taking a picture with the jolly old man, crowds walk in tight quarters through a maze-like Santaland that\u2019s filled with Christmas trees, running toy trains and elves in green costumes.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa also won\u2019t be showing up at its Chicago and San Francisco stores, which have similar <a href="https:\/\/www.macys.com\/social\/santa-land\/">Santalands<\/a>. But he will still appear at the end of the televised Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day parade, the company said. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With the coronavirus still raging, stores and malls are having to rework their typical holiday strategy, which had been to pack as many people through its doors as possible. Walmart, for example, is holding its Black Friday deals over four weeks, instead of one day. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>But the decision by Macy\u2019s differs from big mall owners, which will still go ahead with in-person Santa visits by banning kids from sitting on his lap and making sure they stay six feet away from him. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy\u2019s has been using Santa Claus to draw crowds to its New York store since the early 1860s, calling itself \u201cThe Home of Santa Claus\u201d for decades. And Macy\u2019s had a starring role in the 1947 film \u201cMiracle on 34th Street,\u201d where a girl discovers the real Santa inside the store. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy\u2019s will be offering a free online experience on its website at the end of November, where families can play games, get a virtual tour of Santa\u2019s workshop and take a selfie with Santa. The experience will feature a greeting from virtual elves, who then lead the way through Santa\u2019s village and workshop, allowing playtime with interactive games. At the end of that trip, kids will meet Santa through an interactive video and can share their holiday wish list and take a selfie with Santa that will be downloadable.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Expect a lot of disappointment as there is bound to be plenty of server issues so be ready for that with the kiddies.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The online experience is limited to three children at one time, Macy\u2019s said. Left unsaid is what parents will do if they can\u2019t access the site after building up young hopes.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>\u201cMoving to a virtual engagement will safely bring the magic of Santa Claus to children of all ages this year,\u201d Macy\u2019s said in a statement to media outlets. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The pandemic has forced Macy\u2019s to tweak other <a href="https:\/\/deadline.com\/2020\/10\/macys-no-santa-claus-at-stores-this-year-1234602271\/">holiday traditions<\/a>. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>In order to deter crowds, its annual Thanksgiving Day parade won\u2019t go through its usual route through Manhattan. Instead, floats, performers and giant cartoon balloons and will be filmed for TV in front of the Herald Square store in New York. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy\u2019s also ditched a one-night firework spectacle on the Fourth of July, and held smaller unannounced firework shows to stop people from gathering to watch. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"heading2","text":"Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Parade Goes Online Only","format":"html","textStyle":"default-heading-2","layout":"heading-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With large scale events banned in New York City, the Macy\u2019s <a href="https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/tag\/holidays">Thanksgiving Day <\/a>Parade will not go on as in year\u2019s past due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A live parade to welcome in the holiday season has been scrapped. Macy\u2019s says it is in the process of \u201creimagining\u201d the event that will be brought to viewers on TV and online in November.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>\u201cOne of the most beloved events every year is the Thanksgiving Day Parade,\u201d Mayor Bill de Blasio said during his pandemic briefing on Monday. \u201cI always want to express my appreciation to everyone at Macy\u2019s. They are extraordinarily civically minded. They care about New York City. We saw what they did on July 4th with an amazing fireworks display. They found a way to do it, to celebrate our country and our city and give us hope and they did it safely.\u201d<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The event will be drastically scaled-down. There won\u2019t be a parade along the usual 2.5-mile route down Broadway into Herald Square. The big balloons will have a role but will be anchored to vehicles instead of guided by people.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The high school and college marching bands from around the country, always a big highlight, will have to wait until 2021. Instead, local New York bands and performers will provide music.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A message on the store\u2019s <a href="https:\/\/www.macys.com\/social\/parade\/">website<\/a> says the parade will be similarly reworked as was the<a href="https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/news\/macys-to-put-on-series-of-small-fireworks-shows-throughout-nyc"> Fourth of July <\/a>fireworks spectacular. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A series of smaller fireworks shows took place in each borough over the course of several days leading up to July 4. On Independence Day, Macy\u2019s broadcast the shows.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>\u201cNext year, I look forward to things coming back in all their glory so we can enjoy things together again,\u201d said de Blasio.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout-last"}],"componentTextStyles":{"default-body":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"Optima-Regular","fontSize":17,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":22,"textColor":"#000000","linkStyle":{"textColor":"#30bcff"},"paragraphSpacingBefore":18,"paragraphSpacingAfter":18},"default-heading-2":{"fontName":"AvenirNext-Bold","fontSize":60,"lineHeight":58,"textColor":"#000000","textAlignment":"left","tracking":-0.040000000000000000832667268468867405317723751068115234375},"default-title":{"fontName":"AvenirNext-Bold","fontSize":72,"lineHeight":68,"tracking":-0.040000000000000000832667268468867405317723751068115234375,"textColor":"#000000","textAlignment":"left"},"default-byline":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"AvenirNext-Regular","fontSize":12,"lineHeight":36,"tracking":0.2399999999999999911182158029987476766109466552734375,"textColor":"#000000","textTransform":"uppercase"},"default-intro":{"fontName":"Optima-Regular","fontSize":17,"lineHeight":22,"textColor":"#000000"}},"textStyles":{"default-tag-code":{"fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000"},"default-tag-pre":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000","paragraphSpacingBefore":18,"paragraphSpacingAfter":18},"default-tag-samp":{"fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000"}},"componentLayouts":{"body-layout":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":12}},"body-layout-last":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":30}},"heading-layout":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"bottom":15,"top":15}},"title-layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"margin":{"bottom":30}},"byline-layout":{"margin":{"top":10,"bottom":10},"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7}},"metadata":{"excerpt":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.","dateCreated":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","dateModified":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","datePublished":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","canonicalURL":"https:\/\/movietvtechgeeks.com\/santa-claus-forces-online-this-holiday-season\/","generatorIdentifier":"publish-to-apple-news","generatorName":"Publish to Apple News","generatorVersion":"2.1.0"},"autoplacement":{"advertisement":{"bannerType":"any","distanceFromMedia":"10vh","enabled":true,"frequency":3,"layout":{"margin":15}}}}

MIME request:
Authorization: HHMAC; key=d1eef34c-2d60-4c17-9158-48c0bad04ef7; signature=LE1VE6jXPNQ348G7cLNbHHQEDvrOa5yyn/dC9eNw11M=; date=2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00
Content-Length: 12226
Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=f75e4165ac406f2f57f3f81f284eb4a7

--f75e4165ac406f2f57f3f81f284eb4a7
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Disposition: form-data; name=metadata

{"data":{"isPaid":false,"isPreview":false,"isHidden":false,"isSponsored":false}}
--f75e4165ac406f2f57f3f81f284eb4a7
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Disposition: form-data; name=my_article; filename=article.json; size=11835

{"version":"1.11","identifier":"post-71854","language":"en-US","title":"Santa Claus forces online this holiday season","documentStyle":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"layout":{"columns":7,"width":1024,"margin":60,"gutter":20},"components":[{"role":"container","components":[{"role":"divider","stroke":{"color":"#30bcff","width":22},"layout":{"ignoreDocum
...

[Message clipped]  View entire message

WordPress
Sat, Oct 24, 4:12 PM (2 days ago)
to me

This message has been deleted. Restore message
API Response:
Array
(
    [headers] => Requests_Utility_CaseInsensitiveDictionary Object
        (
            [data:protected] => Array
                (
                    [server] => AppleHttpServer/e81851ddfbfa
                    [date] => Sat, 24 Oct 2020 21:12:27 GMT
                    [content-type] => application/json;charset=utf-8
                    [request-id] => 9c994a80-163d-11eb-b1e9-a71064fca250
                    [x-request-id] => 9c994a80-163d-11eb-b1e9-a71064fca250
                    [x-test-source-environment] => prod
                    [x-content-type-options] => nosniff
                    [x-xss-protection] => 1; mode=block
                    [cache-control] => no-cache, no-store, max-age=0, must-revalidate
                    [pragma] => no-cache
                    [expires] => 0
                    [strict-transport-security] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => max-age=31536000 ; includeSubDomains
                            [1] => max-age=31536000
                        )

                    [x-frame-options] => DENY
                    [x-b3-traceid] => 1463c3b960910e2d
                )

        )

    [body] => {"data":{"createdAt":"2020-10-24T21:11:58Z","modifiedAt":"2020-10-24T21:12:27Z","id":"4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82","type":"article","shareUrl":"https://apple.news/ARyK85OkZSNipCLnWUPtMgg","links":{"channel":"https://news-api.apple.com/channels/18db1161-655f-4ece-8df8-9c3dccee00b7","self":"https://news-api.apple.com/articles/4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82","sections":["https://news-api.apple.com/sections/33faab82-bbac-3917-9010-e514db67ec3a"]},"document":{"version":"1.11","identifier":"post-71854","language":"en-US","title":"Santa Claus forces online this holiday season","documentStyle":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"layout":{"columns":7,"width":1024,"margin":60,"gutter":20},"components":[{"role":"header","layout":"headerPhotoLayout","components":[{"role":"photo","layout":"headerPhotoLayout","URL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/santa-claus-forced-online-this-holiday-season-2020-images.jpg"}],"behavior":{"type":"parallax","factor":0.8}},{"role":"container","layout":{"columnSpan":7,"columnStart":0,"ignoreDocumentMargin":true},"style":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"components":[{"role":"container","components":[{"role":"divider","stroke":{"color":"#30bcff","width":22},"layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true}},{"role":"title","text":"Santa Claus forces online this holiday season","layout":{"margin":{"bottom":30,"top":30}}}],"textStyle":"default-title","layout":"title-layout"},{"role":"byline","text":"by Jackie Warner October 24, 2020, 11:11am","textStyle":"default-byline","layout":"byline-layout"},{"role":"intro","text":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.\n","textStyle":"default-intro"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>After nearly 160 years, Macy’s Santa Claus has been the one person who has always been inured to the bad of the world, but that has come to a stop  due to the coronavirus pandemic. In what feels like the plot of “The Year Without A Santa Claus,” kids of all ages will only be able to see him via Internet-only appearances on behalf of Macy’s.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa Claus and Macy’s have gone together like peanut butter and chocolate since the 1947 Academy Award winning film “Miracle on 34<sup>th</sup> Street.” The plot of this film is where the actual Kris Kringle is hired by Macy’s New York City store where he brings his joy to a few humbugs in a court ruling. Ironic how this all ties together in today’s world with Sen. Lisa Murkowski now reversing herself on Saturday to say she will be voting Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“To replicate the magical experience of visiting Macy’s Santaland for children and their families, we will shift to a virtual engagement this year,” said Susan Tercero, Macy’s VP Branded Entertainment, said in a press release. It will be available online from November 27-December 24.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>More than a quarter of a million people come to see Santa at Macy’s in Midtown Manhattan each year, the company said, making it hard to create a safe environment during a pandemic. Before taking a picture with the jolly old man, crowds walk in tight quarters through a maze-like Santaland that’s filled with Christmas trees, running toy trains and elves in green costumes.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa also won’t be showing up at its Chicago and San Francisco stores, which have similar <a href="https://www.macys.com/social/santa-land/">Santalands</a>. But he will still appear at the end of the televised Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, the company said. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With the coronavirus still raging, stores and malls are having to rework their typical holiday strategy, which had been to pack as many people through its doors as possible. Walmart, for example, is holding its Black Friday deals over four weeks, instead of one day. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>But the decision by Macy’s differs from big mall owners, which will still go ahead with in-person Santa visits by banning kids from sitting on his lap and making sure they stay six feet away from him. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s has been using Santa Claus to draw crowds to its New York store since the early 1860s, calling itself “The Home of Santa Claus” for decades. And Macy’s had a starring role in the 1947 film “Miracle on 34th Street,” where a girl discovers the real Santa inside the store. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s will be offering a free online experience on its website at the end of November, where families can play games, get a virtual tour of Santa’s workshop and take a selfie with Santa. The experience will feature a greeting from virtual elves, who then lead the way through Santa’s village and workshop, allowing playtime with interactive games. At the end of that trip, kids will meet Santa through an interactive video and can share their holiday wish list and take a selfie with Santa that will be downloadable.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Expect a lot of disappointment as there is bound to be plenty of server issues so be ready for that with the kiddies.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The online experience is limited to three children at one time, Macy’s said. Left unsaid is what parents will do if they can’t access the site after building up young hopes.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“Moving to a virtual engagement will safely bring the magic of Santa Claus to children of all ages this year,” Macy’s said in a statement to media outlets. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The pandemic has forced Macy’s to tweak other <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/10/macys-no-santa-claus-at-stores-this-year-1234602271/">holiday traditions</a>. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>In order to deter crowds, its annual Thanksgiving Day parade won’t go through its usual route through Manhattan. Instead, floats, performers and giant cartoon balloons and will be filmed for TV in front of the Herald Square store in New York. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s also ditched a one-night firework spectacle on the Fourth of July, and held smaller unannounced firework shows to stop people from gathering to watch. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"heading2","text":"Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Goes Online Only","format":"html","textStyle":"default-heading-2","layout":"heading-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With large scale events banned in New York City, the Macy’s <a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/tag/holidays">Thanksgiving Day </a>Parade will not go on as in year’s past due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A live parade to welcome in the holiday season has been scrapped. Macy’s says it is in the process of “reimagining” the event that will be brought to viewers on TV and online in November.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“One of the most beloved events every year is the Thanksgiving Day Parade,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said during his pandemic briefing on Monday. “I always want to express my appreciation to everyone at Macy’s. They are extraordinarily civically minded. They care about New York City. We saw what they did on July 4th with an amazing fireworks display. They found a way to do it, to celebrate our country and our city and give us hope and they did it safely.”</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The event will be drastically scaled-down. There won’t be a parade along the usual 2.5-mile route down Broadway into Herald Square. The big balloons will have a role but will be anchored to vehicles instead of guided by people.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The high school and college marching bands from around the country, always a big highlight, will have to wait until 2021. Instead, local New York bands and performers will provide music.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A message on the store’s <a href="https://www.macys.com/social/parade/">website</a> says the parade will be similarly reworked as was the<a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/news/macys-to-put-on-series-of-small-fireworks-shows-throughout-nyc"> Fourth of July </a>fireworks spectacular. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A series of smaller fireworks shows took place in each borough over the course of several days leading up to July 4. On Independence Day, Macy’s broadcast the shows.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“Next year, I look forward to things coming back in all their glory so we can enjoy things together again,” said de Blasio.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout-last"}]}],"componentTextStyles":{"default-body":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"Optima-Regular","fontSize":17,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":22,"textColor":"#000000","linkStyle":{"textColor":"#30bcff"},"paragraphSpacingBefore":18,"paragraphSpacingAfter":18},"default-heading-2":{"fontName":"AvenirNext-Bold","fontSize":60,"lineHeight":58,"textColor":"#000000","textAlignment":"left","tracking":-0.04},"default-title":{"fontName":"AvenirNext-Bold","fontSize":72,"lineHeight":68,"tracking":-0.04,"textColor":"#000000","textAlignment":"left"},"default-byline":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"AvenirNext-Regular","fontSize":12,"lineHeight":36,"tracking":0.24,"textColor":"#000000","textTransform":"uppercase"},"default-intro":{"fontName":"Optima-Regular","fontSize":17,"lineHeight":22,"textColor":"#000000"}},"textStyles":{"default-tag-code":{"fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000"},"default-tag-pre":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000","paragraphSpacingBefore":18,"paragraphSpacingAfter":18},"default-tag-samp":{"fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000"}},"componentLayouts":{"body-layout":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":12}},"body-layout-last":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":30}},"heading-layout":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"bottom":15,"top":15}},"headerPhotoLayout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7},"headerPhotoLayoutWithCaption":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7,"margin":{"bottom":17}},"headerBelowTextPhotoLayout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7,"margin":{"top":30,"bottom":60}},"title-layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"margin":{"bottom":30}},"byline-layout":{"margin":{"top":10,"bottom":10},"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7}},"metadata":{"excerpt":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.","thumbnailURL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/santa-claus-forced-online-this-holiday-season-2020-images.jpg","dateCreated":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","dateModified":"2020-10-24T21:12:02+00:00","datePublished":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","canonicalURL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/santa-claus-forces-online-this-holiday-season/","generatorIdentifier":"publish-to-apple-news","generatorName":"Publish to Apple News","generatorVersion":"2.1.0"},"autoplacement":{"advertisement":{"bannerType":"any","distanceFromMedia":"10vh","enabled":true,"frequency":3,"layout":{"margin":15}}}},"revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==","state":"PROCESSING_UPDATE","accessoryText":null,"title":"Santa Claus forces online this holiday season","maturityRating":null,"warnings":[],"targetTerritoryCountryCodes":["HK","PS","PT","HN","PW","PY","HR","YE","HU","QA","ID","IE","IL","AE","IN","AG","ZA","AI","IS","AL","IT","AM","AO","AR","AT","AU","AZ","ZW","RO","BB","RS","BD","JM","RU","BE","BF","JO","BG","JP","BH","BJ","BM","BN","BO","SA","SB","SC","BR","BS","BT","SE","SG","BW","SI","BY","BZ","SK","SL","KE","SN","KG","KH","CA","SR","ST","SV","KN","CG","CH","CI","SZ","KR","CL","CM","CN","KW","CO","KY","TC","KZ","CR","TD","CV","TH","LA","CY","LB","TJ","CZ","LC","TM","TN","LI","TR","LK","TT","DE","TW","TZ","LR","DK","LT","DM","LU","LV","DO","UA","LY","UG","DZ","MD","MG","US","MK","EC","ML","EE","MM","MN","MO","EG","UY","MR","UZ","MS","MT","MU","MV","MW","MX","MY","VC","MZ","ES","ET","VE","VG","NA","NE","VN","NG","NI","NL","NO","NP","FI","FJ","FM","NZ","FR","GB","GD","OM","GH","GM","GR","GT","GW","PA","GY","PE","PG","PH","PK","PL","XT"],"isCandidateToBeFeatured":false,"isSponsored":false,"isPreview":false,"isDevelopingStory":false,"isHidden":false},"meta":{"throttling":{"isThrottled":false,"queueSize":0,"estimatedDelayInSeconds":0,"quotaAvailable":199}}}
    [response] => Array
        (
            [code] => 200
            [message] => OK
        )

    [cookies] => Array
        (
        )

    [filename] =>
    [http_response] => WP_HTTP_Requests_Response Object
        (
            [response:protected] => Requests_Response Object
                (
                    [body] => {"data":{"createdAt":"2020-10-24T21:11:58Z","modifiedAt":"2020-10-24T21:12:27Z","id":"4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82","type":"article","shareUrl":"https://apple.news/ARyK85OkZSNipCLnWUPtMgg","links":{"channel":"https://news-api.apple.com/channels/18db1161-655f-4ece-8df8-9c3dccee00b7","self":"https://news-api.apple.com/articles/4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82","sections":["https://news-api.apple.com/sections/33faab82-bbac-3917-9010-e514db67ec3a"]},"document":{"version":"1.11","identifier":"post-71854","language":"en-US","title":"Santa Claus forces online this holiday season","documentStyle":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"layout":{"columns":7,"width":1024,"margin":60,"gutter":20},"components":[{"role":"header","layout":"headerPhotoLayout","components":[{"role":"photo","layout":"headerPhotoLayout","URL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/santa-claus-forced-online-this-holiday-season-2020-images.jpg"}],"behavior":{"type":"parallax","factor":0.8}},{"role":"container","layout":{"columnSpan":7,"columnStart":0,"ignoreDocumentMargin":true},"style":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"components":[{"role":"container","components":[{"role":"divider","stroke":{"color":"#30bcff","width":22},"layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true}},{"role":"title","text":"Santa Claus forces online this holiday season","layout":{"margin":{"bottom":30,"top":30}}}],"textStyle":"default-title","layout":"title-layout"},{"role":"byline","text":"by Jackie Warner October 24, 2020, 11:11am","textStyle":"default-byline","layout":"byline-layout"},{"role":"intro","text":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.\n","textStyle":"default-intro"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>After nearly 160 years, Macy’s Santa Claus has been the one person who has always been inured to the bad of the world, but that has come to a stop  due to the coronavirus pandemic. In what feels like the plot of “The Year Without A Santa Claus,” kids of all ages will only be able to see him via Internet-only appearances on behalf of Macy’s.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa Claus and Macy’s have gone together like peanut butter and chocolate since the 1947 Academy Award winning film “Miracle on 34<sup>th</sup> Street.” The plot of this film is where the actual Kris Kringle is hired by Macy’s New York City store where he brings his joy to a few humbugs in a court ruling. Ironic how this all ties together in today’s world with Sen. Lisa Murkowski now reversing herself on Saturday to say she will be voting Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“To replicate the magical experience of visiting Macy’s Santaland for children and their families, we will shift to a virtual engagement this year,” said Susan Tercero, Macy’s VP Branded Entertainment, said in a press release. It will be available online from November 27-December 24.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>More than a quarter of a million people come to see Santa at Macy’s in Midtown Manhattan each year, the company said, making it hard to create a safe environment during a pandemic. Before taking a picture with the jolly old man, crowds walk in tight quarters through a maze-like Santaland that’s filled with Christmas trees, running toy trains and elves in green costumes.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa also won’t be showing up at its Chicago and San Francisco stores, which have similar <a href="https://www.macys.com/social/santa-land/">Santalands</a>. But he will still appear at the end of the televised Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, the company said. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With the coronavirus still raging, stores and malls are having to rework their typical holiday strategy, which had been to pack as many people through its doors as possible. Walmart, for example, is holding its Black Friday deals over four weeks, instead of one day. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>But the decision by Macy’s differs from big mall owners, which will still go ahead with in-person Santa visits by banning kids from sitting on his lap and making sure they stay six feet away from him. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s has been using Santa Claus to draw crowds to its New York store since the early 1860s, calling itself “The Home of Santa Claus” for decades. And Macy’s had a starring role in the 1947 film “Miracle on 34th Street,” where a girl discovers the real Santa inside the store. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s will be offering a free online experience on its website at the end of November, where families can play games, get a virtual tour of Santa’s workshop and take a selfie with Santa. The experience will feature a greeting from virtual elves, who then lead the way through Santa’s village and workshop, allowing playtime with interactive games. At the end of that trip, kids will meet Santa through an interactive video and can share their holiday wish list and take a selfie with Santa that will be downloadable.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Expect a lot of disappointment as there is bound to be plenty of server issues so be ready for that with the kiddies.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The online experience is limited to three children at one time, Macy’s said. Left unsaid is what parents will do if they can’t access the site after building up young hopes.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“Moving to a virtual engagement will safely bring the magic of Santa Claus to children of all ages this year,” Macy’s said in a statement to media outlets. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The pandemic has forced Macy’s to tweak other <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/10/macys-no-santa-claus-at-stores-this-year-1234602271/">holiday traditions</a>. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>In order to deter crowds, its annual Thanksgiving Day parade won’t go through its usual route through Manhattan. Instead, floats, performers and giant cartoon balloons and will be filmed for TV in front of the Herald Square store in New York. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s also ditched a one-night firework spectacle on the Fourth of July, and held smaller unannounced firework shows to stop people from gathering to watch. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"heading2","text":"Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Goes Online Only","format":"html","textStyle":"default-heading-2","layout":"heading-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With large scale events banned in New York City, the Macy’s <a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/tag/holidays">Thanksgiving Day </a>Parade will not go on as in year’s past due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A live parade to welcome in the holiday season has been scrapped. Macy’s says it is in the process of “reimagining” the event that will be brought to viewers on TV and online in November.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“One of the most beloved events every year is the Thanksgiving Day Parade,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said during his pandemic briefing on Monday. “I always want to express my appreciation to everyone at Macy’s. They are extraordinarily civically minded. They care about New York City. We saw what they did on July 4th with an amazing fireworks display. They found a way to do it, to celebrate our country and our city and give us hope and they did it safely.”</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The event will be drastically scaled-down. There won’t be a parade along the usual 2.5-mile route down Broadway into Herald Square. The big balloons will have a role but will be anchored to vehicles instead of guided by people.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The high school and college marching bands from around the country, always a big highlight, will have to wait until 2021. Instead, local New York bands and performers will provide music.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A message on the store’s <a href="https://www.macys.com/social/parade/">website</a> says the parade will be similarly reworked as was the<a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/news/macys-to-put-on-series-of-small-fireworks-shows-throughout-nyc"> Fourth of July </a>fireworks spectacular. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A series of smaller fireworks shows took place in each borough over the course of several days leading up to July 4. On Independence Day, Macy’s broadcast the shows.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“Next year, I look forward to things coming back in all their glory so we can enjoy things together again,” said de Blasio.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout-last"}]}],"componentTextStyles":{"default-body":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"Optima-Regular","fontSize":17,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":22,"textColor":"#000000","linkStyle":{"textColor":"#30bcff"},"paragraphSpacingBefore":18,"paragraphSpacingAfter":18},"default-heading-2":{"fontName":"AvenirNext-Bold","fontSize":60,"lineHeight":58,"textColor":"#000000","textAlignment":"left","tracking":-0.04},"default-title":{"fontName":"AvenirNext-Bold","fontSize":72,"lineHeight":68,"tracking":-0.04,"textColor":"#000000","textAlignment":"left"},"default-byline":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"AvenirNext-Regular","fontSize":12,"lineHeight":36,"tracking":0.24,"textColor":"#000000","textTransform":"uppercase"},"default-intro":{"fontName":"Optima-Regular","fontSize":17,"lineHeight":22,"textColor":"#000000"}},"textStyles":{"default-tag-code":{"fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000"},"default-tag-pre":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000","paragraphSpacingBefore":18,"paragraphSpacingAfter":18},"default-tag-samp":{"fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000"}},"componentLayouts":{"body-layout":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":12}},"body-layout-last":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":30}},"heading-layout":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"bottom":15,"top":15}},"headerPhotoLayout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7},"headerPhotoLayoutWithCaption":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7,"margin":{"bottom":17}},"headerBelowTextPhotoLayout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7,"margin":{"top":30,"bottom":60}},"title-layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"margin":{"bottom":30}},"byline-layout":{"margin":{"top":10,"bottom":10},"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7}},"metadata":{"excerpt":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.","thumbnailURL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/santa-claus-forced-online-this-holiday-season-2020-images.jpg","dateCreated":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","dateModified":"2020-10-24T21:12:02+00:00","datePublished":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","canonicalURL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/santa-claus-forces-online-this-holiday-season/","generatorIdentifier":"publish-to-apple-news","generatorName":"Publish to Apple News","generatorVersion":"2.1.0"},"autoplacement":{"advertisement":{"bannerType":"any","distanceFromMedia":"10vh","enabled":true,"frequency":3,"layout":{"margin":15}}}},"revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==","state":"PROCESSING_UPDATE","accessoryText":null,"title":"Santa Claus forces online this holiday season","maturityRating":null,"warnings":[],"targetTerritoryCountryCodes":["HK","PS","PT","HN","PW","PY","HR","YE","HU","QA","ID","IE","IL","AE","IN","AG","ZA","AI","IS","AL","IT","AM","AO","AR","AT","AU","AZ","ZW","RO","BB","RS","BD","JM","RU","BE","BF","JO","BG","JP","BH","BJ","BM","BN","BO","SA","SB","SC","BR","BS","BT","SE","SG","BW","SI","BY","BZ","SK","SL","KE","SN","KG","KH","CA","SR","ST","SV","KN","CG","CH","CI","SZ","KR","CL","CM","CN","KW","CO","KY","TC","KZ","CR","TD","CV","TH","LA","CY","LB","TJ","CZ","LC","TM","TN","LI","TR","LK","TT","DE","TW","TZ","LR","DK","LT","DM","LU","LV","DO","UA","LY","UG","DZ","MD","MG","US","MK","EC","ML","EE","MM","MN","MO","EG","UY","MR","UZ","MS","MT","MU","MV","MW","MX","MY","VC","MZ","ES","ET","VE","VG","NA","NE","VN","NG","NI","NL","NO","NP","FI","FJ","FM","NZ","FR","GB","GD","OM","GH","GM","GR","GT","GW","PA","GY","PE","PG","PH","PK","PL","XT"],"isCandidateToBeFeatured":false,"isSponsored":false,"isPreview":false,"isDevelopingStory":false,"isHidden":false},"meta":{"throttling":{"isThrottled":false,"queueSize":0,"estimatedDelayInSeconds":0,"quotaAvailable":199}}}
                    [raw] => HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: AppleHttpServer/e81851ddfbfa
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2020 21:12:27 GMT
Content-Type: application/json;charset=utf-8
Transfer-Encoding: chunked
Connection: close
Request-Id: 9c994a80-163d-11eb-b1e9-a71064fca250
X-REQUEST-ID: 9c994a80-163d-11eb-b1e9-a71064fca250
X-TEST-SOURCE-ENVIRONMENT: prod
X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
X-XSS-Protection: 1; mode=block
Cache-Control: no-cache, no-store, max-age=0, must-revalidate
Pragma: no-cache
Expires: 0
Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000 ; includeSubDomains
X-Frame-Options: DENY
X-B3-TraceId: 1463c3b960910e2d
Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000

{"data":{"createdAt":"2020-10-24T21:11:58Z","modifiedAt":"2020-10-24T21:12:27Z","id":"4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82","type":"article","shareUrl":"https://apple.news/ARyK85OkZSNipCLnWUPtMgg","links":{"channel":"https://news-api.apple.com/channels/18db1161-655f-4ece-8df8-9c3dccee00b7","self":"https://news-api.apple.com/articles/4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82","sections":["https://news-api.apple.com/sections/33faab82-bbac-3917-9010-e514db67ec3a"]},"document":{"version":"1.11","identifier":"post-71854","language":"en-US","title":"Santa Claus forces online this holiday season","documentStyle":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"layout":{"columns":7,"width":1024,"margin":60,"gutter":20},"components":[{"role":"header","layout":"headerPhotoLayout","components":[{"role":"photo","layout":"headerPhotoLayout","URL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/santa-claus-forced-online-this-holiday-season-2020-images.jpg"}],"behavior":{"type":"parallax","factor":0.8}},{"role":"container","layout":{"columnSpan":7,"columnStart":0,"ignoreDocumentMargin":true},"style":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"components":[{"role":"container","components":[{"role":"divider","stroke":{"color":"#30bcff","width":22},"layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true}},{"role":"title","text":"Santa Claus forces online this holiday season","layout":{"margin":{"bottom":30,"top":30}}}],"textStyle":"default-title","layout":"title-layout"},{"role":"byline","text":"by Jackie Warner October 24, 2020, 11:11am","textStyle":"default-byline","layout":"byline-layout"},{"role":"intro","text":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.\n","textStyle":"default-intro"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>After nearly 160 years, Macy’s Santa Claus has been the one person who has always been inured to the bad of the world, but that has come to a stop  due to the coronavirus pandemic. In what feels like the plot of “The Year Without A Santa Claus,” kids of all ages will only be able to see him via Internet-only appearances on behalf of Macy’s.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa Claus and Macy’s have gone together like peanut butter and chocolate since the 1947 Academy Award winning film “Miracle on 34<sup>th</sup> Street.” The plot of this film is where the actual Kris Kringle is hired by Macy’s New York City store where he brings his joy to a few humbugs in a court ruling. Ironic how this all ties together in today’s world with Sen. Lisa Murkowski now reversing herself on Saturday to say she will be voting Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“To replicate the magical experience of visiting Macy’s Santaland for children and their families, we will shift to a virtual engagement this year,” said Susan Tercero, Macy’s VP Branded Entertainment, said in a press release. It will be available online from November 27-December 24.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>More than a quarter of a million people come to see Santa at Macy’s in Midtown Manhattan each year, the company said, making it hard to create a safe environment during a pandemic. Before taking a picture with the jolly old man, crowds walk in tight quarters through a maze-like Santaland that’s filled with Christmas trees, running toy trains and elves in green costumes.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa also won’t be showing up at its Chicago and San Francisco stores, which have similar <a href="https://www.macys.com/social/santa-land/">Santalands</a>. But he will still appear at the end of the televised Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, the company said. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With the coronavirus still raging, stores and malls are having to rework their typical holiday strategy, which had been to pack as many people through its doors as possible. Walmart, for example, is holding its Black Friday deals over four weeks, instead of one day. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>But the decision by Macy’s differs from big mall owners, which will still go ahead with in-person Santa visits by banning kids from sitting on his lap and making sure they stay six feet away from him. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s has been using Santa Claus to draw crowds to its New York store since the early 1860s, calling itself “The Home of Santa Claus” for decades. And Macy’s had a starring role in the 1947 film “Miracle on 34th Street,” where a girl discovers the real Santa inside the store. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s will be offering a free online experience on its website at the end of November, where families can play games, get a virtual tour of Santa’s workshop and take a selfie with Santa. The experience will feature a greeting from virtual elves, who then lead the way through Santa’s village and workshop, allowing playtime with interactive games. At the end of that trip, kids will meet Santa through an interactive video and can share their holiday wish list and take a selfie with Santa that will be downloadable.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Expect a lot of disappointment as there is bound to be plenty of server issues so be ready for that with the kiddies.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The online experience is limited to three children at one time, Macy’s said. Left unsaid is what parents will do if they can’t access the site after building up young hopes.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“Moving to a virtual engagement will safely bring the magic of Santa Claus to children of all ages this year,” Macy’s said in a statement to media outlets. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The pandemic has forced Macy’s to tweak other <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/10/macys-no-santa-claus-at-stores-this-year-1234602271/">holiday traditions</a>. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>In order to deter crowds, its annual Thanksgiving Day parade won’t go through its usual route through Manhattan. Instead, floats, performers and giant cartoon balloons and will be filmed for TV in front of the Herald Square store in New York. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s also ditched a one-night firework spectacle on the Fourth of July, and held smaller unannounced firework shows to stop people from gathering to watch. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"heading2","text":"Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Goes Online Only","format":"html","textStyle":"default-heading-2","layout":"heading-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With large scale events banned in New York City, the Macy’s <a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/tag/holidays">Thanksgiving Day </a>Parade will not go on as in year’s past due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A live parade to welcome in the holiday season has been scrapped. Macy’s says it is in the process of “reimagining” the event that will be brought to viewers on TV and online in November.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“One of the most beloved events every year is the Thanksgiving Day Parade,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said during his pandemic briefing on Monday. “I always want to express my appreciation to everyone at Macy’s. They are extraordinarily civically minded. They care about New York City. We saw what they did on July 4th with an amazing fireworks display. They found a way to do it, to celebrate our country and our city and give us hope and they did it safely.”</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The event will be drastically scaled-down. There won’t be a parade along the usual 2.5-mile route down Broadway into Herald Square. The big balloons will have a role but will be anchored to vehicles instead of guided by people.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The high school and college marching bands from around the country, always a big highlight, will have to wait until 2021. Instead, local New York bands and performers will provide music.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A message on the store’s <a href="https://www.macys.com/social/parade/">website</a> says the parade will be similarly reworked as was the<a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/news/macys-to-put-on-series-of-small-fireworks-shows-throughout-nyc"> Fourth of July </a>fireworks spectacular. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A series of smaller fireworks shows took place in each borough over the course of several days leading up to July 4. On Independence Day, Macy’s broadcast the shows.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“Next year, I look forward to things coming back in all their glory so we can enjoy things together again,” said de Blasio.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout-last"}]}],"componentTextStyles":{"default-body":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"Optima-Regular","fontSize":17,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":22,"textColor":"#000000","linkStyle":{"textColor":"#30bcff"},"paragraphSpacingBefore":18,"paragraphSpacingAfter":18},"default-heading-2":{"fontName":"AvenirNext-Bold","fontSize":60,"lineHeight":58,"textColor":"#000000","textAlignment":"left","tracking":-0.04},"default-title":{"fontName":"AvenirNext-Bold","fontSize":72,"lineHeight":68,"tracking":-0.04,"textColor":"#000000","textAlignment":"left"},"default-byline":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"AvenirNext-Regular","fontSize":12,"lineHeight":36,"tracking":0.24,"textColor":"#000000","textTransform":"uppercase"},"default-intro":{"fontName":"Optima-Regular","fontSize":17,"lineHeight":22,"textColor":"#000000"}},"textStyles":{"default-tag-code":{"fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000"},"default-tag-pre":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000","paragraphSpacingBefore":18,"paragraphSpacingAfter":18},"default-tag-samp":{"fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000"}},"componentLayouts":{"body-layout":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":12}},"body-layout-last":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":30}},"heading-layout":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"bottom":15,"top":15}},"headerPhotoLayout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7},"headerPhotoLayoutWithCaption":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7,"margin":{"bottom":17}},"headerBelowTextPhotoLayout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7,"margin":{"top":30,"bottom":60}},"title-layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"margin":{"bottom":30}},"byline-layout":{"margin":{"top":10,"bottom":10},"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7}},"metadata":{"excerpt":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.","thumbnailURL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/santa-claus-forced-online-this-holiday-season-2020-images.jpg","dateCreated":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","dateModified":"2020-10-24T21:12:02+00:00","datePublished":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","canonicalURL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/santa-claus-forces-online-this-holiday-season/","generatorIdentifier":"publish-to-apple-news","generatorName":"Publish to Apple News","generatorVersion":"2.1.0"},"autoplacement":{"advertisement":{"bannerType":"any","distanceFromMedia":"10vh","enabled":true,"frequency":3,"layout":{"margin":15}}}},"revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==","state":"PROCESSING_UPDATE","accessoryText":null,"title":"Santa Claus forces online this holiday season","maturityRating":null,"warnings":[],"targetTerritoryCountryCodes":["HK","PS","PT","HN","PW","PY","HR","YE","HU","QA","ID","IE","IL","AE","IN","AG","ZA","AI","IS","AL","IT","AM","AO","AR","AT","AU","AZ","ZW","RO","BB","RS","BD","JM","RU","BE","BF","JO","BG","JP","BH","BJ","BM","BN","BO","SA","SB","SC","BR","BS","BT","SE","SG","BW","SI","BY","BZ","SK","SL","KE","SN","KG","KH","CA","SR","ST","SV","KN","CG","CH","CI","SZ","KR","CL","CM","CN","KW","CO","KY","TC","KZ","CR","TD","CV","TH","LA","CY","LB","TJ","CZ","LC","TM","TN","LI","TR","LK","TT","DE","TW","TZ","LR","DK","LT","DM","LU","LV","DO","UA","LY","UG","DZ","MD","MG","US","MK","EC","ML","EE","MM","MN","MO","EG","UY","MR","UZ","MS","MT","MU","MV","MW","MX","MY","VC","MZ","ES","ET","VE","VG","NA","NE","VN","NG","NI","NL","NO","NP","FI","FJ","FM","NZ","FR","GB","GD","OM","GH","GM","GR","GT","GW","PA","GY","PE","PG","PH","PK","PL","XT"],"isCandidateToBeFeatured":false,"isSponsored":false,"isPreview":false,"isDevelopingStory":false,"isHidden":false},"meta":{"throttling":{"isThrottled":false,"queueSize":0,"estimatedDelayInSeconds":0,"quotaAvailable":199}}}
                    [headers] => Requests_Response_Headers Object
                        (
                            [data:protected] => Array
                                (
                                    [server] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => AppleHttpServer/e81851ddfbfa
                                        )

                                    [date] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => Sat, 24 Oct 2020 21:12:27 GMT
                                        )

                                    [content-type] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => application/json;charset=utf-8
                                        )

                                    [request-id] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => 9c994a80-163d-11eb-b1e9-a71064fca250
                                        )

                                    [x-request-id] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => 9c994a80-163d-11eb-b1e9-a71064fca250
                                        )

                                    [x-test-source-environment] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => prod
                                        )

                                            [0] => 1463c3b960910e2d
                                        )

                                )

                        )

                    [status_code] => 200
                    [protocol_version] => 1.1
                    [success] => 1
                    [redirects] => 0
                    [url] => https://news-api.apple.com/articles/4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82
            [revision] => AAAAAAAAAAD//////////w==
        )

)

Image Settings:
Use Remote images enabled

JSON:
{"version":"1.11","identifier":"post-71854","language":"en-US","title":"Santa Claus forces online this holiday season","documentStyle":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"layout":{"columns":7,"width":1024,"margin":60,"gutter":20},"components":[{"role":"header","layout":"headerPhotoLayout","components":[{"role":"photo","layout":"headerPhotoLayout","URL":"https:\/\/movietvtechgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/santa-claus-forced-online-this-holiday-season-2020-images.jpg"}],"behavior":{"type":"parallax","factor":0.8000000000000000444089209850062616169452667236328125}},{"role":"container","layout":{"columnSpan":7,"columnStart":0,"ignoreDocumentMargin":true},"style":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"components":[{"role":"container","components":[{"role":"divider","stroke":{"color":"#30bcff","width":22},"layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true}},{"role":"title","text":"Santa Claus forces online this holiday season","layout":{"margin":{"bottom":30,"top":30}}}],"textStyle":"default-title","layout":"title-layout"},{"role":"byline","text":"by Jackie Warner October 24, 2020, 11:11am","textStyle":"default-byline","layout":"byline-layout"},{"role":"intro","text":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.\n","textStyle":"default-intro"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>After nearly 160 years, Macy\u2019s Santa Claus has been the one person who has always been inured to the bad of the world, but that has come to a stop  due to the coronavirus pandemic. In what feels like the plot of \u201cThe Year Without A Santa Claus,\u201d kids of all ages will only be able to see him via Internet-only appearances on behalf of Macy\u2019s.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa Claus and Macy\u2019s have gone together like peanut butter and chocolate since the 1947 Academy Award winning film \u201cMiracle on 34<sup>th<\/sup> Street.\u201d The plot of this film is where the actual Kris Kringle is hired by Macy\u2019s New York City store where he brings his joy to a few humbugs in a court ruling. Ironic how this all ties together in today\u2019s world with Sen. Lisa Murkowski now reversing herself on Saturday to say she will be voting Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>\u201cTo replicate the magical experience of visiting Macy\u2019s Santaland for children and their families, we will shift to a virtual engagement this year,\u201d said Susan Tercero, Macy\u2019s VP Branded Entertainment, said in a press release. It will be available online from November 27-December 24.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>More than a quarter of a million people come to see Santa at Macy\u2019s in Midtown Manhattan each year, the company said, making it hard to create a safe environment during a pandemic. Before taking a picture with the jolly old man, crowds walk in tight quarters through a maze-like Santaland that\u2019s filled with Christmas trees, running toy trains and elves in green costumes.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa also won\u2019t be showing up at its Chicago and San Francisco stores, which have similar <a href="https:\/\/www.macys.com\/social\/santa-land\/">Santalands<\/a>. But he will still appear at the end of the televised Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day parade, the company said. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With the coronavirus still raging, stores and malls are having to rework their typical holiday strategy, which had been to pack as many people through its doors as possible. Walmart, for example, is holding its Black Friday deals over four weeks, instead of one day. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>But the decision by Macy\u2019s differs from big mall owners, which will still go ahead with in-person Santa visits by banning kids from sitting on his lap and making sure they stay six feet away from him. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy\u2019s has been using Santa Claus to draw crowds to its New York store since the early 1860s, calling itself \u201cThe Home of Santa Claus\u201d for decades. And Macy\u2019s had a starring role in the 1947 film \u201cMiracle on 34th Street,\u201d where a girl discovers the real Santa inside the store. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy\u2019s will be offering a free online experience on its website at the end of November, where families can play games, get a virtual tour of Santa\u2019s workshop and take a selfie with Santa. The experience will feature a greeting from virtual elves, who then lead the way through Santa\u2019s village and workshop, allowing playtime with interactive games. At the end of that trip, kids will meet Santa through an interactive video and can share their holiday wish list and take a selfie with Santa that will be downloadable.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Expect a lot of disappointment as there is bound to be plenty of server issues so be ready for that with the kiddies.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The online experience is limited to three children at one time, Macy\u2019s said. Left unsaid is what parents will do if they can\u2019t access the site after building up young hopes.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>\u201cMoving to a virtual engagement will safely bring the magic of Santa Claus to children of all ages this year,\u201d Macy\u2019s said in a statement to media outlets. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The pandemic has forced Macy\u2019s to tweak other <a href="https:\/\/deadline.com\/2020\/10\/macys-no-santa-claus-at-stores-this-year-1234602271\/">holiday traditions<\/a>. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>In order to deter crowds, its annual Thanksgiving Day parade won\u2019t go through its usual route through Manhattan. Instead, floats, performers and giant cartoon balloons and will be filmed for TV in front of the Herald Square store in New York. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy\u2019s also ditched a one-night firework spectacle on the Fourth of July, and held smaller unannounced firework shows to stop people from gathering to watch. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"heading2","text":"Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Parade Goes Online Only","format":"html","textStyle":"default-heading-2","layout":"heading-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With large scale events banned in New York City, the Macy\u2019s <a href="https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/tag\/holidays">Thanksgiving Day <\/a>Parade will not go on as in year\u2019s past due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A live parade to welcome in the holiday season has been scrapped. Macy\u2019s says it is in the process of \u201creimagining\u201d the event that will be brought to viewers on TV and online in November.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>\u201cOne of the most beloved events every year is the Thanksgiving Day Parade,\u201d Mayor Bill de Blasio said during his pandemic briefing on Monday. \u201cI always want to express my appreciation to everyone at Macy\u2019s. They are extraordinarily civically minded. They care about New York City. We saw what they did on July 4th with an amazing fireworks display. They found a way to do it, to celebrate our country and our city and give us hope and they did it safely.\u201d<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The event will be drastically scaled-down. There won\u2019t be a parade along the usual 2.5-mile route down Broadway into Herald Square. The big balloons will have a role but will be anchored to vehicles instead of guided by people.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The high school and college marching bands from around the country, always a big highlight, will have to wait until 2021. Instead, local New York bands and performers will provide music.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A message on the store\u2019s <a href="https:\/\/www.macys.com\/social\/parade\/">website<\/a> says the parade will be similarly reworked as was the<a href="https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/news\/macys-to-put-on-series-of-small-fireworks-shows-throughout-nyc"> Fourth of July <\/a>fireworks spectacular. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A series of smaller fireworks shows took place in each borough over the course of several days leading up to
...

[Message clipped]  View entire message

WordPress
Sat, Oct 24, 4:12 PM (2 days ago)
to me

This message has been deleted. Restore message
API Response:
Array
(
    [headers] => Requests_Utility_CaseInsensitiveDictionary Object
        (
            [data:protected] => Array
                (
                    [server] => AppleHttpServer/e81851ddfbfa
                    [date] => Sat, 24 Oct 2020 21:12:36 GMT
                    [content-type] => application/json;charset=utf-8
                    [request-id] => a221c3b0-163d-11eb-afa0-950999f17054
                    [x-request-id] => a221c3b0-163d-11eb-afa0-950999f17054
                    [x-test-source-environment] => prod
                    [x-content-type-options] => nosniff
                    [x-xss-protection] => 1; mode=block
                    [cache-control] => no-cache, no-store, max-age=0, must-revalidate
                    [pragma] => no-cache
                    [expires] => 0
                    [strict-transport-security] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => max-age=31536000 ; includeSubDomains
                            [1] => max-age=31536000
                        )

                    [x-frame-options] => DENY
                    [x-b3-traceid] => d2faa8bec9d9dcdb
                )

        )

    [body] => {"data":{"createdAt":"2020-10-24T21:11:58Z","modifiedAt":"2020-10-24T21:12:36Z","id":"4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82","type":"article","shareUrl":"https://apple.news/ARyK85OkZSNipCLnWUPtMgg","links":{"channel":"https://news-api.apple.com/channels/18db1161-655f-4ece-8df8-9c3dccee00b7","self":"https://news-api.apple.com/articles/4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82","sections":["https://news-api.apple.com/sections/33faab82-bbac-3917-9010-e514db67ec3a"]},"document":{"version":"1.11","identifier":"post-71854","language":"en-US","title":"Santa Claus forced online this holiday season","documentStyle":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"layout":{"columns":7,"width":1024,"margin":60,"gutter":20},"components":[{"role":"header","layout":"headerPhotoLayout","components":[{"role":"photo","layout":"headerPhotoLayout","URL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/santa-claus-forced-online-this-holiday-season-2020-images.jpg"}],"behavior":{"type":"parallax","factor":0.8}},{"role":"container","layout":{"columnSpan":7,"columnStart":0,"ignoreDocumentMargin":true},"style":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"components":[{"role":"container","components":[{"role":"divider","stroke":{"color":"#30bcff","width":22},"layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true}},{"role":"title","text":"Santa Claus forced online this holiday season","layout":{"margin":{"bottom":30,"top":30}}}],"textStyle":"default-title","layout":"title-layout"},{"role":"byline","text":"by Jackie Warner October 24, 2020, 11:11am","textStyle":"default-byline","layout":"byline-layout"},{"role":"intro","text":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.\n","textStyle":"default-intro"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>After nearly 160 years, Macy’s Santa Claus has been the one person who has always been inured to the bad of the world, but that has come to a stop  due to the coronavirus pandemic. In what feels like the plot of “The Year Without A Santa Claus,” kids of all ages will only be able to see him via Internet-only appearances on behalf of Macy’s.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa Claus and Macy’s have gone together like peanut butter and chocolate since the 1947 Academy Award winning film “Miracle on 34<sup>th</sup> Street.” The plot of this film is where the actual Kris Kringle is hired by Macy’s New York City store where he brings his joy to a few humbugs in a court ruling. Ironic how this all ties together in today’s world with Sen. Lisa Murkowski now reversing herself on Saturday to say she will be voting Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“To replicate the magical experience of visiting Macy’s Santaland for children and their families, we will shift to a virtual engagement this year,” said Susan Tercero, Macy’s VP Branded Entertainment, said in a press release. It will be available online from November 27-December 24.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>More than a quarter of a million people come to see Santa at Macy’s in Midtown Manhattan each year, the company said, making it hard to create a safe environment during a pandemic. Before taking a picture with the jolly old man, crowds walk in tight quarters through a maze-like Santaland that’s filled with Christmas trees, running toy trains and elves in green costumes.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa also won’t be showing up at its Chicago and San Francisco stores, which have similar <a href="https://www.macys.com/social/santa-land/">Santalands</a>. But he will still appear at the end of the televised Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, the company said. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With the coronavirus still raging, stores and malls are having to rework their typical holiday strategy, which had been to pack as many people through its doors as possible. Walmart, for example, is holding its Black Friday deals over four weeks, instead of one day. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>But the decision by Macy’s differs from big mall owners, which will still go ahead with in-person Santa visits by banning kids from sitting on his lap and making sure they stay six feet away from him. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s has been using Santa Claus to draw crowds to its New York store since the early 1860s, calling itself “The Home of Santa Claus” for decades. And Macy’s had a starring role in the 1947 film “Miracle on 34th Street,” where a girl discovers the real Santa inside the store. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s will be offering a free online experience on its website at the end of November, where families can play games, get a virtual tour of Santa’s workshop and take a selfie with Santa. The experience will feature a greeting from virtual elves, who then lead the way through Santa’s village and workshop, allowing playtime with interactive games. At the end of that trip, kids will meet Santa through an interactive video and can share their holiday wish list and take a selfie with Santa that will be downloadable.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Expect a lot of disappointment as there is bound to be plenty of server issues so be ready for that with the kiddies.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The online experience is limited to three children at one time, Macy’s said. Left unsaid is what parents will do if they can’t access the site after building up young hopes.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“Moving to a virtual engagement will safely bring the magic of Santa Claus to children of all ages this year,” Macy’s said in a statement to media outlets. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The pandemic has forced Macy’s to tweak other <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/10/macys-no-santa-claus-at-stores-this-year-1234602271/">holiday traditions</a>. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>In order to deter crowds, its annual Thanksgiving Day parade won’t go through its usual route through Manhattan. Instead, floats, performers and giant cartoon balloons and will be filmed for TV in front of the Herald Square store in New York. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s also ditched a one-night firework spectacle on the Fourth of July, and held smaller unannounced firework shows to stop people from gathering to watch. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"heading2","text":"Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Goes Online Only","format":"html","textStyle":"default-heading-2","layout":"heading-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With large scale events banned in New York City, the Macy’s <a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/tag/holidays">Thanksgiving Day </a>Parade will not go on as in year’s past due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A live parade to welcome in the holiday season has been scrapped. Macy’s says it is in the process of “reimagining” the event that will be brought to viewers on TV and online in November.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“One of the most beloved events every year is the Thanksgiving Day Parade,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said during his pandemic briefing on Monday. “I always want to express my appreciation to everyone at Macy’s. They are extraordinarily civically minded. They care about New York City. We saw what they did on July 4th with an amazing fireworks display. They found a way to do it, to celebrate our country and our city and give us hope and they did it safely.”</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The event will be drastically scaled-down. There won’t be a parade along the usual 2.5-mile route down Broadway into Herald Square. The big balloons will have a role but will be anchored to vehicles instead of guided by people.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The high school and college marching bands from around the country, always a big highlight, will have to wait until 2021. Instead, local New York bands and performers will provide music.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A message on the store’s <a href="https://www.macys.com/social/parade/">website</a> says the parade will be similarly reworked as was the<a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/news/macys-to-put-on-series-of-small-fireworks-shows-throughout-nyc"> Fourth of July </a>fireworks spectacular. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A series of smaller fireworks shows took place in each borough over the course of several days leading up to July 4. On Independence Day, Macy’s broadcast the shows.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“Next year, I look forward to things coming back in all their glory so we can enjoy things together again,” said de Blasio.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout-last"}]}],"componentTextStyles":{"default-body":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"Optima-Regular","fontSize":17,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":22,"textColor":"#000000","linkStyle":{"textColor":"#30bcff"},"paragraphSpacingBefore":18,"paragraphSpacingAfter":18},"default-heading-2":{"fontName":"AvenirNext-Bold","fontSize":60,"lineHeight":58,"textColor":"#000000","textAlignment":"left","tracking":-0.04},"default-title":{"fontName":"AvenirNext-Bold","fontSize":72,"lineHeight":68,"tracking":-0.04,"textColor":"#000000","textAlignment":"left"},"default-byline":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"AvenirNext-Regular","fontSize":12,"lineHeight":36,"tracking":0.24,"textColor":"#000000","textTransform":"uppercase"},"default-intro":{"fontName":"Optima-Regular","fontSize":17,"lineHeight":22,"textColor":"#000000"}},"textStyles":{"default-tag-code":{"fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000"},"default-tag-pre":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000","paragraphSpacingBefore":18,"paragraphSpacingAfter":18},"default-tag-samp":{"fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000"}},"componentLayouts":{"body-layout":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":12}},"body-layout-last":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":30}},"heading-layout":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"bottom":15,"top":15}},"headerPhotoLayout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7},"headerPhotoLayoutWithCaption":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7,"margin":{"bottom":17}},"headerBelowTextPhotoLayout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7,"margin":{"top":30,"bottom":60}},"title-layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"margin":{"bottom":30}},"byline-layout":{"margin":{"top":10,"bottom":10},"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7}},"metadata":{"excerpt":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.","thumbnailURL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/santa-claus-forced-online-this-holiday-season-2020-images.jpg","dateCreated":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","dateModified":"2020-10-24T21:12:32+00:00","datePublished":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","canonicalURL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/santa-claus-forces-online-this-holiday-season/","generatorIdentifier":"publish-to-apple-news","generatorName":"Publish to Apple News","generatorVersion":"2.1.0"},"autoplacement":{"advertisement":{"bannerType":"any","distanceFromMedia":"10vh","enabled":true,"frequency":3,"layout":{"margin":15}}}},"revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQ==","state":"PROCESSING_UPDATE","accessoryText":null,"title":"Santa Claus forced online this holiday season","maturityRating":null,"warnings":[],"targetTerritoryCountryCodes":["HK","PS","PT","HN","PW","PY","HR","YE","HU","QA","ID","IE","IL","AE","IN","AG","ZA","AI","IS","AL","IT","AM","AO","AR","AT","AU","AZ","ZW","RO","BB","RS","BD","JM","RU","BE","BF","JO","BG","JP","BH","BJ","BM","BN","BO","SA","SB","SC","BR","BS","BT","SE","SG","BW","SI","BY","BZ","SK","SL","KE","SN","KG","KH","CA","SR","ST","SV","KN","CG","CH","CI","SZ","KR","CL","CM","CN","KW","CO","KY","TC","KZ","CR","TD","CV","TH","LA","CY","LB","TJ","CZ","LC","TM","TN","LI","TR","LK","TT","DE","TW","TZ","LR","DK","LT","DM","LU","LV","DO","UA","LY","UG","DZ","MD","MG","US","MK","EC","ML","EE","MM","MN","MO","EG","UY","MR","UZ","MS","MT","MU","MV","MW","MX","MY","VC","MZ","ES","ET","VE","VG","NA","NE","VN","NG","NI","NL","NO","NP","FI","FJ","FM","NZ","FR","GB","GD","OM","GH","GM","GR","GT","GW","PA","GY","PE","PG","PH","PK","PL","XT"],"isCandidateToBeFeatured":false,"isSponsored":false,"isPreview":false,"isDevelopingStory":false,"isHidden":false},"meta":{"throttling":{"isThrottled":false,"queueSize":0,"estimatedDelayInSeconds":0,"quotaAvailable":197}}}
    [response] => Array
        (
            [code] => 200
            [message] => OK
        )

    [cookies] => Array
        (
        )

    [filename] =>
    [http_response] => WP_HTTP_Requests_Response Object
        (
            [response:protected] => Requests_Response Object
                (
                    [body] => {"data":{"createdAt":"2020-10-24T21:11:58Z","modifiedAt":"2020-10-24T21:12:36Z","id":"4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82","type":"article","shareUrl":"https://apple.news/ARyK85OkZSNipCLnWUPtMgg","links":{"channel":"https://news-api.apple.com/channels/18db1161-655f-4ece-8df8-9c3dccee00b7","self":"https://news-api.apple.com/articles/4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82","sections":["https://news-api.apple.com/sections/33faab82-bbac-3917-9010-e514db67ec3a"]},"document":{"version":"1.11","identifier":"post-71854","language":"en-US","title":"Santa Claus forced online this holiday season","documentStyle":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"layout":{"columns":7,"width":1024,"margin":60,"gutter":20},"components":[{"role":"header","layout":"headerPhotoLayout","components":[{"role":"photo","layout":"headerPhotoLayout","URL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/santa-claus-forced-online-this-holiday-season-2020-images.jpg"}],"behavior":{"type":"parallax","factor":0.8}},{"role":"container","layout":{"columnSpan":7,"columnStart":0,"ignoreDocumentMargin":true},"style":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"components":[{"role":"container","components":[{"role":"divider","stroke":{"color":"#30bcff","width":22},"layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true}},{"role":"title","text":"Santa Claus forced online this holiday season","layout":{"margin":{"bottom":30,"top":30}}}],"textStyle":"default-title","layout":"title-layout"},{"role":"byline","text":"by Jackie Warner October 24, 2020, 11:11am","textStyle":"default-byline","layout":"byline-layout"},{"role":"intro","text":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.\n","textStyle":"default-intro"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>After nearly 160 years, Macy’s Santa Claus has been the one person who has always been inured to the bad of the world, but that has come to a stop  due to the coronavirus pandemic. In what feels like the plot of “The Year Without A Santa Claus,” kids of all ages will only be able to see him via Internet-only appearances on behalf of Macy’s.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa Claus and Macy’s have gone together like peanut butter and chocolate since the 1947 Academy Award winning film “Miracle on 34<sup>th</sup> Street.” The plot of this film is where the actual Kris Kringle is hired by Macy’s New York City store where he brings his joy to a few humbugs in a court ruling. Ironic how this all ties together in today’s world with Sen. Lisa Murkowski now reversing herself on Saturday to say she will be voting Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“To replicate the magical experience of visiting Macy’s Santaland for children and their families, we will shift to a virtual engagement this year,” said Susan Tercero, Macy’s VP Branded Entertainment, said in a press release. It will be available online from November 27-December 24.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>More than a quarter of a million people come to see Santa at Macy’s in Midtown Manhattan each year, the company said, making it hard to create a safe environment during a pandemic. Before taking a picture with the jolly old man, crowds walk in tight quarters through a maze-like Santaland that’s filled with Christmas trees, running toy trains and elves in green costumes.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa also won’t be showing up at its Chicago and San Francisco stores, which have similar <a href="https://www.macys.com/social/santa-land/">Santalands</a>. But he will still appear at the end of the televised Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, the company said. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With the coronavirus still raging, stores and malls are having to rework their typical holiday strategy, which had been to pack as many people through its doors as possible. Walmart, for example, is holding its Black Friday deals over four weeks, instead of one day. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>But the decision by Macy’s differs from big mall owners, which will still go ahead with in-person Santa visits by banning kids from sitting on his lap and making sure they stay six feet away from him. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s has been using Santa Claus to draw crowds to its New York store since the early 1860s, calling itself “The Home of Santa Claus” for decades. And Macy’s had a starring role in the 1947 film “Miracle on 34th Street,” where a girl discovers the real Santa inside the store. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s will be offering a free online experience on its website at the end of November, where families can play games, get a virtual tour of Santa’s workshop and take a selfie with Santa. The experience will feature a greeting from virtual elves, who then lead the way through Santa’s village and workshop, allowing playtime with interactive games. At the end of that trip, kids will meet Santa through an interactive video and can share their holiday wish list and take a selfie with Santa that will be downloadable.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Expect a lot of disappointment as there is bound to be plenty of server issues so be ready for that with the kiddies.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The online experience is limited to three children at one time, Macy’s said. Left unsaid is what parents will do if they can’t access the site after building up young hopes.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“Moving to a virtual engagement will safely bring the magic of Santa Claus to children of all ages this year,” Macy’s said in a statement to media outlets. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The pandemic has forced Macy’s to tweak other <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/10/macys-no-santa-claus-at-stores-this-year-1234602271/">holiday traditions</a>. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>In order to deter crowds, its annual Thanksgiving Day parade won’t go through its usual route through Manhattan. Instead, floats, performers and giant cartoon balloons and will be filmed for TV in front of the Herald Square store in New York. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s also ditched a one-night firework spectacle on the Fourth of July, and held smaller unannounced firework shows to stop people from gathering to watch. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"heading2","text":"Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Goes Online Only","format":"html","textStyle":"default-heading-2","layout":"heading-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With large scale events banned in New York City, the Macy’s <a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/tag/holidays">Thanksgiving Day </a>Parade will not go on as in year’s past due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A live parade to welcome in the holiday season has been scrapped. Macy’s says it is in the process of “reimagining” the event that will be brought to viewers on TV and online in November.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“One of the most beloved events every year is the Thanksgiving Day Parade,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said during his pandemic briefing on Monday. “I always want to express my appreciation to everyone at Macy’s. They are extraordinarily civically minded. They care about New York City. We saw what they did on July 4th with an amazing fireworks display. They found a way to do it, to celebrate our country and our city and give us hope and they did it safely.”</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The event will be drastically scaled-down. There won’t be a parade along the usual 2.5-mile route down Broadway into Herald Square. The big balloons will have a role but will be anchored to vehicles instead of guided by people.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The high school and college marching bands from around the country, always a big highlight, will have to wait until 2021. Instead, local New York bands and performers will provide music.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A message on the store’s <a href="https://www.macys.com/social/parade/">website</a> says the parade will be similarly reworked as was the<a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/news/macys-to-put-on-series-of-small-fireworks-shows-throughout-nyc"> Fourth of July </a>fireworks spectacular. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A series of smaller fireworks shows took place in each borough over the course of several days leading up to July 4. On Independence Day, Macy’s broadcast the shows.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“Next year, I look forward to things coming back in all their glory so we can enjoy things together again,” said de Blasio.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout-last"}]}],"componentTextStyles":{"default-body":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"Optima-Regular","fontSize":17,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":22,"textColor":"#000000","linkStyle":{"textColor":"#30bcff"},"paragraphSpacingBefore":18,"paragraphSpacingAfter":18},"default-heading-2":{"fontName":"AvenirNext-Bold","fontSize":60,"lineHeight":58,"textColor":"#000000","textAlignment":"left","tracking":-0.04},"default-title":{"fontName":"AvenirNext-Bold","fontSize":72,"lineHeight":68,"tracking":-0.04,"textColor":"#000000","textAlignment":"left"},"default-byline":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"AvenirNext-Regular","fontSize":12,"lineHeight":36,"tracking":0.24,"textColor":"#000000","textTransform":"uppercase"},"default-intro":{"fontName":"Optima-Regular","fontSize":17,"lineHeight":22,"textColor":"#000000"}},"textStyles":{"default-tag-code":{"fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000"},"default-tag-pre":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000","paragraphSpacingBefore":18,"paragraphSpacingAfter":18},"default-tag-samp":{"fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000"}},"componentLayouts":{"body-layout":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":12}},"body-layout-last":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":30}},"heading-layout":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"bottom":15,"top":15}},"headerPhotoLayout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7},"headerPhotoLayoutWithCaption":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7,"margin":{"bottom":17}},"headerBelowTextPhotoLayout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7,"margin":{"top":30,"bottom":60}},"title-layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"margin":{"bottom":30}},"byline-layout":{"margin":{"top":10,"bottom":10},"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7}},"metadata":{"excerpt":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.","thumbnailURL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/santa-claus-forced-online-this-holiday-season-2020-images.jpg","dateCreated":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","dateModified":"2020-10-24T21:12:32+00:00","datePublished":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","canonicalURL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/santa-claus-forces-online-this-holiday-season/","generatorIdentifier":"publish-to-apple-news","generatorName":"Publish to Apple News","generatorVersion":"2.1.0"},"autoplacement":{"advertisement":{"bannerType":"any","distanceFromMedia":"10vh","enabled":true,"frequency":3,"layout":{"margin":15}}}},"revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQ==","state":"PROCESSING_UPDATE","accessoryText":null,"title":"Santa Claus forced online this holiday season","maturityRating":null,"warnings":[],"targetTerritoryCountryCodes":["HK","PS","PT","HN","PW","PY","HR","YE","HU","QA","ID","IE","IL","AE","IN","AG","ZA","AI","IS","AL","IT","AM","AO","AR","AT","AU","AZ","ZW","RO","BB","RS","BD","JM","RU","BE","BF","JO","BG","JP","BH","BJ","BM","BN","BO","SA","SB","SC","BR","BS","BT","SE","SG","BW","SI","BY","BZ","SK","SL","KE","SN","KG","KH","CA","SR","ST","SV","KN","CG","CH","CI","SZ","KR","CL","CM","CN","KW","CO","KY","TC","KZ","CR","TD","CV","TH","LA","CY","LB","TJ","CZ","LC","TM","TN","LI","TR","LK","TT","DE","TW","TZ","LR","DK","LT","DM","LU","LV","DO","UA","LY","UG","DZ","MD","MG","US","MK","EC","ML","EE","MM","MN","MO","EG","UY","MR","UZ","MS","MT","MU","MV","MW","MX","MY","VC","MZ","ES","ET","VE","VG","NA","NE","VN","NG","NI","NL","NO","NP","FI","FJ","FM","NZ","FR","GB","GD","OM","GH","GM","GR","GT","GW","PA","GY","PE","PG","PH","PK","PL","XT"],"isCandidateToBeFeatured":false,"isSponsored":false,"isPreview":false,"isDevelopingStory":false,"isHidden":false},"meta":{"throttling":{"isThrottled":false,"queueSize":0,"estimatedDelayInSeconds":0,"quotaAvailable":197}}}
                    [raw] => HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: AppleHttpServer/e81851ddfbfa
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2020 21:12:36 GMT
Content-Type: application/json;charset=utf-8
Transfer-Encoding: chunked
Connection: close
Request-Id: a221c3b0-163d-11eb-afa0-950999f17054
X-REQUEST-ID: a221c3b0-163d-11eb-afa0-950999f17054
X-TEST-SOURCE-ENVIRONMENT: prod
X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
X-XSS-Protection: 1; mode=block
Cache-Control: no-cache, no-store, max-age=0, must-revalidate
Pragma: no-cache
Expires: 0
Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000 ; includeSubDomains
X-Frame-Options: DENY
X-B3-TraceId: d2faa8bec9d9dcdb
Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000

{"data":{"createdAt":"2020-10-24T21:11:58Z","modifiedAt":"2020-10-24T21:12:36Z","id":"4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82","type":"article","shareUrl":"https://apple.news/ARyK85OkZSNipCLnWUPtMgg","links":{"channel":"https://news-api.apple.com/channels/18db1161-655f-4ece-8df8-9c3dccee00b7","self":"https://news-api.apple.com/articles/4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82","sections":["https://news-api.apple.com/sections/33faab82-bbac-3917-9010-e514db67ec3a"]},"document":{"version":"1.11","identifier":"post-71854","language":"en-US","title":"Santa Claus forced online this holiday season","documentStyle":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"layout":{"columns":7,"width":1024,"margin":60,"gutter":20},"components":[{"role":"header","layout":"headerPhotoLayout","components":[{"role":"photo","layout":"headerPhotoLayout","URL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/santa-claus-forced-online-this-holiday-season-2020-images.jpg"}],"behavior":{"type":"parallax","factor":0.8}},{"role":"container","layout":{"columnSpan":7,"columnStart":0,"ignoreDocumentMargin":true},"style":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"components":[{"role":"container","components":[{"role":"divider","stroke":{"color":"#30bcff","width":22},"layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true}},{"role":"title","text":"Santa Claus forced online this holiday season","layout":{"margin":{"bottom":30,"top":30}}}],"textStyle":"default-title","layout":"title-layout"},{"role":"byline","text":"by Jackie Warner October 24, 2020, 11:11am","textStyle":"default-byline","layout":"byline-layout"},{"role":"intro","text":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.\n","textStyle":"default-intro"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>After nearly 160 years, Macy’s Santa Claus has been the one person who has always been inured to the bad of the world, but that has come to a stop  due to the coronavirus pandemic. In what feels like the plot of “The Year Without A Santa Claus,” kids of all ages will only be able to see him via Internet-only appearances on behalf of Macy’s.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa Claus and Macy’s have gone together like peanut butter and chocolate since the 1947 Academy Award winning film “Miracle on 34<sup>th</sup> Street.” The plot of this film is where the actual Kris Kringle is hired by Macy’s New York City store where he brings his joy to a few humbugs in a court ruling. Ironic how this all ties together in today’s world with Sen. Lisa Murkowski now reversing herself on Saturday to say she will be voting Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“To replicate the magical experience of visiting Macy’s Santaland for children and their families, we will shift to a virtual engagement this year,” said Susan Tercero, Macy’s VP Branded Entertainment, said in a press release. It will be available online from November 27-December 24.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>More than a quarter of a million people come to see Santa at Macy’s in Midtown Manhattan each year, the company said, making it hard to create a safe environment during a pandemic. Before taking a picture with the jolly old man, crowds walk in tight quarters through a maze-like Santaland that’s filled with Christmas trees, running toy trains and elves in green costumes.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa also won’t be showing up at its Chicago and San Francisco stores, which have similar <a href="https://www.macys.com/social/santa-land/">Santalands</a>. But he will still appear at the end of the televised Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, the company said. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With the coronavirus still raging, stores and malls are having to rework their typical holiday strategy, which had been to pack as many people through its doors as possible. Walmart, for example, is holding its Black Friday deals over four weeks, instead of one day. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>But the decision by Macy’s differs from big mall owners, which will still go ahead with in-person Santa visits by banning kids from sitting on his lap and making sure they stay six feet away from him. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s has been using Santa Claus to draw crowds to its New York store since the early 1860s, calling itself “The Home of Santa Claus” for decades. And Macy’s had a starring role in the 1947 film “Miracle on 34th Street,” where a girl discovers the real Santa inside the store. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s will be offering a free online experience on its website at the end of November, where families can play games, get a virtual tour of Santa’s workshop and take a selfie with Santa. The experience will feature a greeting from virtual elves, who then lead the way through Santa’s village and workshop, allowing playtime with interactive games. At the end of that trip, kids will meet Santa through an interactive video and can share their holiday wish list and take a selfie with Santa that will be downloadable.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Expect a lot of disappointment as there is bound to be plenty of server issues so be ready for that with the kiddies.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The online experience is limited to three children at one time, Macy’s said. Left unsaid is what parents will do if they can’t access the site after building up young hopes.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“Moving to a virtual engagement will safely bring the magic of Santa Claus to children of all ages this year,” Macy’s said in a statement to media outlets. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The pandemic has forced Macy’s to tweak other <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/10/macys-no-santa-claus-at-stores-this-year-1234602271/">holiday traditions</a>. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>In order to deter crowds, its annual Thanksgiving Day parade won’t go through its usual route through Manhattan. Instead, floats, performers and giant cartoon balloons and will be filmed for TV in front of the Herald Square store in New York. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s also ditched a one-night firework spectacle on the Fourth of July, and held smaller unannounced firework shows to stop people from gathering to watch. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"heading2","text":"Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Goes Online Only","format":"html","textStyle":"default-heading-2","layout":"heading-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With large scale events banned in New York City, the Macy’s <a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/tag/holidays">Thanksgiving Day </a>Parade will not go on as in year’s past due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A live parade to welcome in the holiday season has been scrapped. Macy’s says it is in the process of “reimagining” the event that will be brought to viewers on TV and online in November.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“One of the most beloved events every year is the Thanksgiving Day Parade,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said during his pandemic briefing on Monday. “I always want to express my appreciation to everyone at Macy’s. They are extraordinarily civically minded. They care about New York City. We saw what they did on July 4th with an amazing fireworks display. They found a way to do it, to celebrate our country and our city and give us hope and they did it safely.”</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The event will be drastically scaled-down. There won’t be a parade along the usual 2.5-mile route down Broadway into Herald Square. The big balloons will have a role but will be anchored to vehicles instead of guided by people.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The high school and college marching bands from around the country, always a big highlight, will have to wait until 2021. Instead, local New York bands and performers will provide music.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A message on the store’s <a href="https://www.macys.com/social/parade/">website</a> says the parade will be similarly reworked as was the<a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/news/macys-to-put-on-series-of-small-fireworks-shows-throughout-nyc"> Fourth of July </a>fireworks spectacular. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A series of smaller fireworks shows took place in each borough over the course of several days leading up to July 4. On Independence Day, Macy’s broadcast the shows.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“Next year, I look forward to things coming back in all their glory so we can enjoy things together again,” said de Blasio.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout-last"}]}],"componentTextStyles":{"default-body":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"Optima-Regular","fontSize":17,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":22,"textColor":"#000000","linkStyle":{"textColor":"#30bcff"},"paragraphSpacingBefore":18,"paragraphSpacingAfter":18},"default-heading-2":{"fontName":"AvenirNext-Bold","fontSize":60,"lineHeight":58,"textColor":"#000000","textAlignment":"left","tracking":-0.04},"default-title":{"fontName":"AvenirNext-Bold","fontSize":72,"lineHeight":68,"tracking":-0.04,"textColor":"#000000","textAlignment":"left"},"default-byline":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"AvenirNext-Regular","fontSize":12,"lineHeight":36,"tracking":0.24,"textColor":"#000000","textTransform":"uppercase"},"default-intro":{"fontName":"Optima-Regular","fontSize":17,"lineHeight":22,"textColor":"#000000"}},"textStyles":{"default-tag-code":{"fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000"},"default-tag-pre":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000","paragraphSpacingBefore":18,"paragraphSpacingAfter":18},"default-tag-samp":{"fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000"}},"componentLayouts":{"body-layout":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":12}},"body-layout-last":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":30}},"heading-layout":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"bottom":15,"top":15}},"headerPhotoLayout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7},"headerPhotoLayoutWithCaption":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7,"margin":{"bottom":17}},"headerBelowTextPhotoLayout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7,"margin":{"top":30,"bottom":60}},"title-layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"margin":{"bottom":30}},"byline-layout":{"margin":{"top":10,"bottom":10},"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7}},"metadata":{"excerpt":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.","thumbnailURL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/santa-claus-forced-online-this-holiday-season-2020-images.jpg","dateCreated":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","dateModified":"2020-10-24T21:12:32+00:00","datePublished":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","canonicalURL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/santa-claus-forces-online-this-holiday-season/","generatorIdentifier":"publish-to-apple-news","generatorName":"Publish to Apple News","generatorVersion":"2.1.0"},"autoplacement":{"advertisement":{"bannerType":"any","distanceFromMedia":"10vh","enabled":true,"frequency":3,"layout":{"margin":15}}}},"revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQ==","state":"PROCESSING_UPDATE","accessoryText":null,"title":"Santa Claus forced online this holiday season","maturityRating":null,"warnings":[],"targetTerritoryCountryCodes":["HK","PS","PT","HN","PW","PY","HR","YE","HU","QA","ID","IE","IL","AE","IN","AG","ZA","AI","IS","AL","IT","AM","AO","AR","AT","AU","AZ","ZW","RO","BB","RS","BD","JM","RU","BE","BF","JO","BG","JP","BH","BJ","BM","BN","BO","SA","SB","SC","BR","BS","BT","SE","SG","BW","SI","BY","BZ","SK","SL","KE","SN","KG","KH","CA","SR","ST","SV","KN","CG","CH","CI","SZ","KR","CL","CM","CN","KW","CO","KY","TC","KZ","CR","TD","CV","TH","LA","CY","LB","TJ","CZ","LC","TM","TN","LI","TR","LK","TT","DE","TW","TZ","LR","DK","LT","DM","LU","LV","DO","UA","LY","UG","DZ","MD","MG","US","MK","EC","ML","EE","MM","MN","MO","EG","UY","MR","UZ","MS","MT","MU","MV","MW","MX","MY","VC","MZ","ES","ET","VE","VG","NA","NE","VN","NG","NI","NL","NO","NP","FI","FJ","FM","NZ","FR","GB","GD","OM","GH","GM","GR","GT","GW","PA","GY","PE","PG","PH","PK","PL","XT"],"isCandidateToBeFeatured":false,"isSponsored":false,"isPreview":false,"isDevelopingStory":false,"isHidden":false},"meta":{"throttling":{"isThrottled":false,"queueSize":0,"estimatedDelayInSeconds":0,"quotaAvailable":197}}}
                    [headers] => Requests_Response_Headers Object
                        (
                            [data:protected] => Array
                                (
                                    [server] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => AppleHttpServer/e81851ddfbfa
                                        )

                                    [date] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => Sat, 24 Oct 2020 21:12:36 GMT
                                        )

                                    [content-type] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => application/json;charset=utf-8
                                        )

                                    [request-id] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => a221c3b0-163d-11eb-afa0-950999f17054
                                        )

                                    [x-request-id] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => a221c3b0-163d-11eb-afa0-950999f17054
                                            [0] => d2faa8bec9d9dcdb
            [revision] => AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==
        )

)

Image Settings:
Use Remote images enabled

JSON:
{"version":"1.11","identifier":"post-71854","language":"en-US","title":"Santa Claus forced online this holiday season","documentStyle":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"layout":{"columns":7,"width":1024,"margin":60,"gutter":20},"components":[{"role":"header","layout":"headerPhotoLayout","components":[{"role":"photo","layout":"headerPhotoLayout","URL":"https:\/\/movietvtechgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/santa-claus-forced-online-this-holiday-season-2020-images.jpg"}],"behavior":{"type":"parallax","factor":0.8000000000000000444089209850062616169452667236328125}},{"role":"container","layout":{"columnSpan":7,"columnStart":0,"ignoreDocumentMargin":true},"style":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"components":[{"role":"container","components":[{"role":"divider","stroke":{"color":"#30bcff","width":22},"layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true}},{"role":"title","text":"Santa Claus forced online this holiday season","layout":{"margin":{"bottom":30,"top":30}}}],"textStyle":"default-title","layout":"title-layout"},{"role":"byline","text":"by Jackie Warner October 24, 2020, 11:11am","textStyle":"default-byline","layout":"byline-layout"},{"role":"intro","text":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.\n","textStyle":"default-intro"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>After nearly 160 years, Macy\u2019s Santa Claus has been the one person who has always been inured to the bad of the world, but that has come to a stop  due to the coronavirus pandemic. In what feels like the plot of \u201cThe Year Without A Santa Claus,\u201d kids of all ages will only be able to see him via Internet-only appearances on behalf of Macy\u2019s.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa Claus and Macy\u2019s have gone together like peanut butter and chocolate since the 1947 Academy Award winning film \u201cMiracle on 34<sup>th<\/sup> Street.\u201d The plot of this film is where the actual Kris Kringle is hired by Macy\u2019s New York City store where he brings his joy to a few humbugs in a court ruling. Ironic how this all ties together in today\u2019s world with Sen. Lisa Murkowski now reversing herself on Saturday to say she will be voting Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>\u201cTo replicate the magical experience of visiting Macy\u2019s Santaland for children and their families, we will shift to a virtual engagement this year,\u201d said Susan Tercero, Macy\u2019s VP Branded Entertainment, said in a press release. It will be available online from November 27-December 24.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>More than a quarter of a million people come to see Santa at Macy\u2019s in Midtown Manhattan each year, the company said, making it hard to create a safe environment during a pandemic. Before taking a picture with the jolly old man, crowds walk in tight quarters through a maze-like Santaland that\u2019s filled with Christmas trees, running toy trains and elves in green costumes.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa also won\u2019t be showing up at its Chicago and San Francisco stores, which have similar <a href="https:\/\/www.macys.com\/social\/santa-land\/">Santalands<\/a>. But he will still appear at the end of the televised Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day parade, the company said. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With the coronavirus still raging, stores and malls are having to rework their typical holiday strategy, which had been to pack as many people through its doors as possible. Walmart, for example, is holding its Black Friday deals over four weeks, instead of one day. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>But the decision by Macy\u2019s differs from big mall owners, which will still go ahead with in-person Santa visits by banning kids from sitting on his lap and making sure they stay six feet away from him. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy\u2019s has been using Santa Claus to draw crowds to its New York store since the early 1860s, calling itself \u201cThe Home of Santa Claus\u201d for decades. And Macy\u2019s had a starring role in the 1947 film \u201cMiracle on 34th Street,\u201d where a girl discovers the real Santa inside the store. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy\u2019s will be offering a free online experience on its website at the end of November, where families can play games, get a virtual tour of Santa\u2019s workshop and take a selfie with Santa. The experience will feature a greeting from virtual elves, who then lead the way through Santa\u2019s village and workshop, allowing playtime with interactive games. At the end of that trip, kids will meet Santa through an interactive video and can share their holiday wish list and take a selfie with Santa that will be downloadable.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Expect a lot of disappointment as there is bound to be plenty of server issues so be ready for that with the kiddies.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The online experience is limited to three children at one time, Macy\u2019s said. Left unsaid is what parents will do if they can\u2019t access the site after building up young hopes.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>\u201cMoving to a virtual engagement will safely bring the magic of Santa Claus to children of all ages this year,\u201d Macy\u2019s said in a statement to media outlets. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The pandemic has forced Macy\u2019s to tweak other <a href="https:\/\/deadline.com\/2020\/10\/macys-no-santa-claus-at-stores-this-year-1234602271\/">holiday traditions<\/a>. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>In order to deter crowds, its annual Thanksgiving Day parade won\u2019t go through its usual route through Manhattan. Instead, floats, performers and giant cartoon balloons and will be filmed for TV in front of the Herald Square store in New York. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy\u2019s also ditched a one-night firework spectacle on the Fourth of July, and held smaller unannounced firework shows to stop people from gathering to watch. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"heading2","text":"Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Parade Goes Online Only","format":"html","textStyle":"default-heading-2","layout":"heading-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With large scale events banned in New York City, the Macy\u2019s <a href="https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/tag\/holidays">Thanksgiving Day <\/a>Parade will not go on as in year\u2019s past due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A live parade to welcome in the holiday season has been scrapped. Macy\u2019s says it is in the process of \u201creimagining\u201d the event that will be brought to viewers on TV and online in November.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>\u201cOne of the most beloved events every year is the Thanksgiving Day Parade,\u201d Mayor Bill de Blasio said during his pandemic briefing on Monday. \u201cI always want to express my appreciation to everyone at Macy\u2019s. They are extraordinarily civically minded. They care about New York City. We saw what they did on July 4th with an amazing fireworks display. They found a way to do it, to celebrate our country and our city and give us hope and they did it safely.\u201d<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The event will be drastically scaled-down. There won\u2019t be a parade along the usual 2.5-mile route down Broadway into Herald Square. The big balloons will have a role but will be anchored to vehicles instead of guided by people.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The high school and college marching bands from around the country, always a big highlight, will have to wait until 2021. Instead, local New York bands and performers will provide music.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A message on the store\u2019s <a href="https:\/\/www.macys.com\/social\/parade\/">website<\/a> says the parade will be similarly reworked as was the<a href="https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/news\/macys-to-put-on-series-of-small-fireworks-shows-throughout-nyc"> Fourth of July <\/a>fireworks spectacular. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A series of smaller fireworks shows took place in each borough over the course of several days leading up to
...

[Message clipped]  View entire message

WordPress
Sat, Oct 24, 4:14 PM (2 days ago)
to me

This message has been deleted. Restore message
API Response:
Array
(
    [headers] => Requests_Utility_CaseInsensitiveDictionary Object
        (
            [data:protected] => Array
                (
                    [server] => AppleHttpServer/e81851ddfbfa
                    [date] => Sat, 24 Oct 2020 21:14:25 GMT
                    [content-type] => application/json;charset=utf-8
                    [request-id] => e35162f0-163d-11eb-8dce-dd609e1e9ad0
                    [x-request-id] => e35162f0-163d-11eb-8dce-dd609e1e9ad0
                    [x-test-source-environment] => prod
                    [x-content-type-options] => nosniff
                    [x-xss-protection] => 1; mode=block
                    [cache-control] => no-cache, no-store, max-age=0, must-revalidate
                    [pragma] => no-cache
                    [expires] => 0
                    [strict-transport-security] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => max-age=31536000 ; includeSubDomains
                            [1] => max-age=31536000
                        )

                    [x-frame-options] => DENY
                    [x-b3-traceid] => c763b098bbfda838
                )

        )

    [body] => {"data":{"createdAt":"2020-10-24T21:11:58Z","modifiedAt":"2020-10-24T21:14:25Z","id":"4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82","type":"article","shareUrl":"https://apple.news/ARyK85OkZSNipCLnWUPtMgg","links":{"channel":"https://news-api.apple.com/channels/18db1161-655f-4ece-8df8-9c3dccee00b7","self":"https://news-api.apple.com/articles/4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82","sections":["https://news-api.apple.com/sections/33faab82-bbac-3917-9010-e514db67ec3a"]},"document":{"version":"1.11","identifier":"post-71854","language":"en-US","title":"Santa Claus forced online this holiday season","documentStyle":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"layout":{"columns":7,"width":1024,"margin":60,"gutter":20},"components":[{"role":"header","layout":"headerPhotoLayout","components":[{"role":"photo","layout":"headerPhotoLayout","URL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/santa-claus-forced-online-this-holiday-season-2020-images.jpg"}],"behavior":{"type":"parallax","factor":0.8}},{"role":"container","layout":{"columnSpan":7,"columnStart":0,"ignoreDocumentMargin":true},"style":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"components":[{"role":"container","components":[{"role":"divider","stroke":{"color":"#30bcff","width":22},"layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true}},{"role":"title","text":"Santa Claus forced online this holiday season","layout":{"margin":{"bottom":30,"top":30}}}],"textStyle":"default-title","layout":"title-layout"},{"role":"byline","text":"by Jackie Warner October 24, 2020, 11:11am","textStyle":"default-byline","layout":"byline-layout"},{"role":"intro","text":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.\n","textStyle":"default-intro"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>After nearly 160 years, Macy’s Santa Claus has been the one person who has always been inured to the bad of the world, but that has come to a stop due to the coronavirus pandemic. In what feels like the plot of “<a href="https://amzn.to/37JQQ5r">The Year Without A Santa Claus</a>,” kids of all ages will only be able to see him via Internet-only appearances on behalf of Macy’s.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa Claus and Macy’s have gone together like peanut butter and chocolate since the 1947 Academy Award winning film “Miracle on 34<sup>th</sup> Street.” The plot of this film is where the actual Kris Kringle is hired by Macy’s New York City store where he brings his joy to a few humbugs in a court ruling. Ironic how this all ties together in today’s world with Sen. Lisa Murkowski now reversing herself on Saturday to say she will be voting Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“To replicate the magical experience of visiting Macy’s Santaland for children and their families, we will shift to a virtual engagement this year,” said Susan Tercero, Macy’s VP Branded Entertainment, said in a press release. It will be available online from November 27-December 24.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>More than a quarter of a million people come to see Santa at Macy’s in Midtown Manhattan each year, the company said, making it hard to create a safe environment during a pandemic. Before taking a picture with the jolly old man, crowds walk in tight quarters through a maze-like Santaland that’s filled with Christmas trees, running toy trains and elves in green costumes.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa also won’t be showing up at its Chicago and San Francisco stores, which have similar <a href="https://www.macys.com/social/santa-land/">Santalands</a>. But he will still appear at the end of the televised Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, the company said. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With the coronavirus still raging, stores and malls are having to rework their typical holiday strategy, which had been to pack as many people through its doors as possible. Walmart, for example, is holding its Black Friday deals over four weeks, instead of one day. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>But the decision by Macy’s differs from big mall owners, which will still go ahead with in-person Santa visits by banning kids from sitting on his lap and making sure they stay six feet away from him. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s has been using Santa Claus to draw crowds to its New York store since the early 1860s, calling itself “The Home of Santa Claus” for decades. And Macy’s had a starring role in the 1947 film “Miracle on 34th Street,” where a girl discovers the real Santa inside the store. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s will be offering a free online experience on its website at the end of November, where families can play games, get a virtual tour of Santa’s workshop and take a selfie with Santa. The experience will feature a greeting from virtual elves, who then lead the way through Santa’s village and workshop, allowing playtime with interactive games. At the end of that trip, kids will meet Santa through an interactive video and can share their holiday wish list and take a selfie with Santa that will be downloadable.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Expect a lot of disappointment as there is bound to be plenty of server issues so be ready for that with the kiddies.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The online experience is limited to three children at one time, Macy’s said. Left unsaid is what parents will do if they can’t access the site after building up young hopes.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“Moving to a virtual engagement will safely bring the magic of Santa Claus to children of all ages this year,” Macy’s said in a statement to media outlets. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The pandemic has forced Macy’s to tweak other <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/10/macys-no-santa-claus-at-stores-this-year-1234602271/">holiday traditions</a>. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>In order to deter crowds, its annual Thanksgiving Day parade won’t go through its usual route through Manhattan. Instead, floats, performers and giant cartoon balloons and will be filmed for TV in front of the Herald Square store in New York. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s also ditched a one-night firework spectacle on the Fourth of July, and held smaller unannounced firework shows to stop people from gathering to watch. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"heading2","text":"Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Goes Online Only","format":"html","textStyle":"default-heading-2","layout":"heading-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With large scale events banned in New York City, the Macy’s <a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/tag/holidays">Thanksgiving Day </a>Parade will not go on as in year’s past due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A live parade to welcome in the holiday season has been scrapped. Macy’s says it is in the process of “reimagining” the event that will be brought to viewers on TV and online in November.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“One of the most beloved events every year is the Thanksgiving Day Parade,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said during his pandemic briefing on Monday. “I always want to express my appreciation to everyone at Macy’s. They are extraordinarily civically minded. They care about New York City. We saw what they did on July 4th with an amazing fireworks display. They found a way to do it, to celebrate our country and our city and give us hope and they did it safely.”</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The event will be drastically scaled-down. There won’t be a parade along the usual 2.5-mile route down Broadway into Herald Square. The big balloons will have a role but will be anchored to vehicles instead of guided by people.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The high school and college marching bands from around the country, always a big highlight, will have to wait until 2021. Instead, local New York bands and performers will provide music.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A message on the store’s <a href="https://www.macys.com/social/parade/">website</a> says the parade will be similarly reworked as was the<a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/news/macys-to-put-on-series-of-small-fireworks-shows-throughout-nyc"> Fourth of July </a>fireworks spectacular. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A series of smaller fireworks shows took place in each borough over the course of several days leading up to July 4. On Independence Day, Macy’s broadcast the shows.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“Next year, I look forward to things coming back in all their glory so we can enjoy things together again,” said de Blasio.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout-last"}]}],"componentTextStyles":{"default-body":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"Optima-Regular","fontSize":17,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":22,"textColor":"#000000","linkStyle":{"textColor":"#30bcff"},"paragraphSpacingBefore":18,"paragraphSpacingAfter":18},"default-heading-2":{"fontName":"AvenirNext-Bold","fontSize":60,"lineHeight":58,"textColor":"#000000","textAlignment":"left","tracking":-0.04},"default-title":{"fontName":"AvenirNext-Bold","fontSize":72,"lineHeight":68,"tracking":-0.04,"textColor":"#000000","textAlignment":"left"},"default-byline":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"AvenirNext-Regular","fontSize":12,"lineHeight":36,"tracking":0.24,"textColor":"#000000","textTransform":"uppercase"},"default-intro":{"fontName":"Optima-Regular","fontSize":17,"lineHeight":22,"textColor":"#000000"}},"textStyles":{"default-tag-code":{"fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000"},"default-tag-pre":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000","paragraphSpacingBefore":18,"paragraphSpacingAfter":18},"default-tag-samp":{"fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000"}},"componentLayouts":{"body-layout":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":12}},"body-layout-last":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":30}},"heading-layout":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"bottom":15,"top":15}},"headerPhotoLayout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7},"headerPhotoLayoutWithCaption":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7,"margin":{"bottom":17}},"headerBelowTextPhotoLayout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7,"margin":{"top":30,"bottom":60}},"title-layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"margin":{"bottom":30}},"byline-layout":{"margin":{"top":10,"bottom":10},"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7}},"metadata":{"excerpt":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.","thumbnailURL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/santa-claus-forced-online-this-holiday-season-2020-images.jpg","dateCreated":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","dateModified":"2020-10-24T21:14:22+00:00","datePublished":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","canonicalURL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/santa-claus-forces-online-this-holiday-season/","generatorIdentifier":"publish-to-apple-news","generatorName":"Publish to Apple News","generatorVersion":"2.1.0"},"autoplacement":{"advertisement":{"bannerType":"any","distanceFromMedia":"10vh","enabled":true,"frequency":3,"layout":{"margin":15}}}},"revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAg==","state":"PROCESSING_UPDATE","accessoryText":null,"title":"Santa Claus forced online this holiday season","maturityRating":null,"warnings":[],"targetTerritoryCountryCodes":["HK","PS","PT","HN","PW","PY","HR","YE","HU","QA","ID","IE","IL","AE","IN","AG","ZA","AI","IS","AL","IT","AM","AO","AR","AT","AU","AZ","ZW","RO","BB","RS","BD","JM","RU","BE","BF","JO","BG","JP","BH","BJ","BM","BN","BO","SA","SB","SC","BR","BS","BT","SE","SG","BW","SI","BY","BZ","SK","SL","KE","SN","KG","KH","CA","SR","ST","SV","KN","CG","CH","CI","SZ","KR","CL","CM","CN","KW","CO","KY","TC","KZ","CR","TD","CV","TH","LA","CY","LB","TJ","CZ","LC","TM","TN","LI","TR","LK","TT","DE","TW","TZ","LR","DK","LT","DM","LU","LV","DO","UA","LY","UG","DZ","MD","MG","US","MK","EC","ML","EE","MM","MN","MO","EG","UY","MR","UZ","MS","MT","MU","MV","MW","MX","MY","VC","MZ","ES","ET","VE","VG","NA","NE","VN","NG","NI","NL","NO","NP","FI","FJ","FM","NZ","FR","GB","GD","OM","GH","GM","GR","GT","GW","PA","GY","PE","PG","PH","PK","PL","XT"],"isCandidateToBeFeatured":false,"isSponsored":false,"isPreview":false,"isDevelopingStory":false,"isHidden":false},"meta":{"throttling":{"isThrottled":false,"queueSize":0,"estimatedDelayInSeconds":0,"quotaAvailable":197}}}
    [response] => Array
        (
            [code] => 200
            [message] => OK
        )

    [cookies] => Array
        (
        )

    [filename] =>
    [http_response] => WP_HTTP_Requests_Response Object
        (
            [response:protected] => Requests_Response Object
                (
                    [body] => {"data":{"createdAt":"2020-10-24T21:11:58Z","modifiedAt":"2020-10-24T21:14:25Z","id":"4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82","type":"article","shareUrl":"https://apple.news/ARyK85OkZSNipCLnWUPtMgg","links":{"channel":"https://news-api.apple.com/channels/18db1161-655f-4ece-8df8-9c3dccee00b7","self":"https://news-api.apple.com/articles/4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82","sections":["https://news-api.apple.com/sections/33faab82-bbac-3917-9010-e514db67ec3a"]},"document":{"version":"1.11","identifier":"post-71854","language":"en-US","title":"Santa Claus forced online this holiday season","documentStyle":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"layout":{"columns":7,"width":1024,"margin":60,"gutter":20},"components":[{"role":"header","layout":"headerPhotoLayout","components":[{"role":"photo","layout":"headerPhotoLayout","URL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/santa-claus-forced-online-this-holiday-season-2020-images.jpg"}],"behavior":{"type":"parallax","factor":0.8}},{"role":"container","layout":{"columnSpan":7,"columnStart":0,"ignoreDocumentMargin":true},"style":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"components":[{"role":"container","components":[{"role":"divider","stroke":{"color":"#30bcff","width":22},"layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true}},{"role":"title","text":"Santa Claus forced online this holiday season","layout":{"margin":{"bottom":30,"top":30}}}],"textStyle":"default-title","layout":"title-layout"},{"role":"byline","text":"by Jackie Warner October 24, 2020, 11:11am","textStyle":"default-byline","layout":"byline-layout"},{"role":"intro","text":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.\n","textStyle":"default-intro"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>After nearly 160 years, Macy’s Santa Claus has been the one person who has always been inured to the bad of the world, but that has come to a stop due to the coronavirus pandemic. In what feels like the plot of “<a href="https://amzn.to/37JQQ5r">The Year Without A Santa Claus</a>,” kids of all ages will only be able to see him via Internet-only appearances on behalf of Macy’s.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa Claus and Macy’s have gone together like peanut butter and chocolate since the 1947 Academy Award winning film “Miracle on 34<sup>th</sup> Street.” The plot of this film is where the actual Kris Kringle is hired by Macy’s New York City store where he brings his joy to a few humbugs in a court ruling. Ironic how this all ties together in today’s world with Sen. Lisa Murkowski now reversing herself on Saturday to say she will be voting Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“To replicate the magical experience of visiting Macy’s Santaland for children and their families, we will shift to a virtual engagement this year,” said Susan Tercero, Macy’s VP Branded Entertainment, said in a press release. It will be available online from November 27-December 24.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>More than a quarter of a million people come to see Santa at Macy’s in Midtown Manhattan each year, the company said, making it hard to create a safe environment during a pandemic. Before taking a picture with the jolly old man, crowds walk in tight quarters through a maze-like Santaland that’s filled with Christmas trees, running toy trains and elves in green costumes.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa also won’t be showing up at its Chicago and San Francisco stores, which have similar <a href="https://www.macys.com/social/santa-land/">Santalands</a>. But he will still appear at the end of the televised Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, the company said. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With the coronavirus still raging, stores and malls are having to rework their typical holiday strategy, which had been to pack as many people through its doors as possible. Walmart, for example, is holding its Black Friday deals over four weeks, instead of one day. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>But the decision by Macy’s differs from big mall owners, which will still go ahead with in-person Santa visits by banning kids from sitting on his lap and making sure they stay six feet away from him. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s has been using Santa Claus to draw crowds to its New York store since the early 1860s, calling itself “The Home of Santa Claus” for decades. And Macy’s had a starring role in the 1947 film “Miracle on 34th Street,” where a girl discovers the real Santa inside the store. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s will be offering a free online experience on its website at the end of November, where families can play games, get a virtual tour of Santa’s workshop and take a selfie with Santa. The experience will feature a greeting from virtual elves, who then lead the way through Santa’s village and workshop, allowing playtime with interactive games. At the end of that trip, kids will meet Santa through an interactive video and can share their holiday wish list and take a selfie with Santa that will be downloadable.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Expect a lot of disappointment as there is bound to be plenty of server issues so be ready for that with the kiddies.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The online experience is limited to three children at one time, Macy’s said. Left unsaid is what parents will do if they can’t access the site after building up young hopes.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“Moving to a virtual engagement will safely bring the magic of Santa Claus to children of all ages this year,” Macy’s said in a statement to media outlets. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The pandemic has forced Macy’s to tweak other <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/10/macys-no-santa-claus-at-stores-this-year-1234602271/">holiday traditions</a>. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>In order to deter crowds, its annual Thanksgiving Day parade won’t go through its usual route through Manhattan. Instead, floats, performers and giant cartoon balloons and will be filmed for TV in front of the Herald Square store in New York. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s also ditched a one-night firework spectacle on the Fourth of July, and held smaller unannounced firework shows to stop people from gathering to watch. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"heading2","text":"Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Goes Online Only","format":"html","textStyle":"default-heading-2","layout":"heading-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With large scale events banned in New York City, the Macy’s <a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/tag/holidays">Thanksgiving Day </a>Parade will not go on as in year’s past due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A live parade to welcome in the holiday season has been scrapped. Macy’s says it is in the process of “reimagining” the event that will be brought to viewers on TV and online in November.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“One of the most beloved events every year is the Thanksgiving Day Parade,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said during his pandemic briefing on Monday. “I always want to express my appreciation to everyone at Macy’s. They are extraordinarily civically minded. They care about New York City. We saw what they did on July 4th with an amazing fireworks display. They found a way to do it, to celebrate our country and our city and give us hope and they did it safely.”</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The event will be drastically scaled-down. There won’t be a parade along the usual 2.5-mile route down Broadway into Herald Square. The big balloons will have a role but will be anchored to vehicles instead of guided by people.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The high school and college marching bands from around the country, always a big highlight, will have to wait until 2021. Instead, local New York bands and performers will provide music.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A message on the store’s <a href="https://www.macys.com/social/parade/">website</a> says the parade will be similarly reworked as was the<a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/news/macys-to-put-on-series-of-small-fireworks-shows-throughout-nyc"> Fourth of July </a>fireworks spectacular. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A series of smaller fireworks shows took place in each borough over the course of several days leading up to July 4. On Independence Day, Macy’s broadcast the shows.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“Next year, I look forward to things coming back in all their glory so we can enjoy things together again,” said de Blasio.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout-last"}]}],"componentTextStyles":{"default-body":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"Optima-Regular","fontSize":17,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":22,"textColor":"#000000","linkStyle":{"textColor":"#30bcff"},"paragraphSpacingBefore":18,"paragraphSpacingAfter":18},"default-heading-2":{"fontName":"AvenirNext-Bold","fontSize":60,"lineHeight":58,"textColor":"#000000","textAlignment":"left","tracking":-0.04},"default-title":{"fontName":"AvenirNext-Bold","fontSize":72,"lineHeight":68,"tracking":-0.04,"textColor":"#000000","textAlignment":"left"},"default-byline":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"AvenirNext-Regular","fontSize":12,"lineHeight":36,"tracking":0.24,"textColor":"#000000","textTransform":"uppercase"},"default-intro":{"fontName":"Optima-Regular","fontSize":17,"lineHeight":22,"textColor":"#000000"}},"textStyles":{"default-tag-code":{"fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000"},"default-tag-pre":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000","paragraphSpacingBefore":18,"paragraphSpacingAfter":18},"default-tag-samp":{"fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000"}},"componentLayouts":{"body-layout":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":12}},"body-layout-last":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":30}},"heading-layout":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"bottom":15,"top":15}},"headerPhotoLayout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7},"headerPhotoLayoutWithCaption":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7,"margin":{"bottom":17}},"headerBelowTextPhotoLayout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7,"margin":{"top":30,"bottom":60}},"title-layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"margin":{"bottom":30}},"byline-layout":{"margin":{"top":10,"bottom":10},"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7}},"metadata":{"excerpt":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.","thumbnailURL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/santa-claus-forced-online-this-holiday-season-2020-images.jpg","dateCreated":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","dateModified":"2020-10-24T21:14:22+00:00","datePublished":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","canonicalURL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/santa-claus-forces-online-this-holiday-season/","generatorIdentifier":"publish-to-apple-news","generatorName":"Publish to Apple News","generatorVersion":"2.1.0"},"autoplacement":{"advertisement":{"bannerType":"any","distanceFromMedia":"10vh","enabled":true,"frequency":3,"layout":{"margin":15}}}},"revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAg==","state":"PROCESSING_UPDATE","accessoryText":null,"title":"Santa Claus forced online this holiday season","maturityRating":null,"warnings":[],"targetTerritoryCountryCodes":["HK","PS","PT","HN","PW","PY","HR","YE","HU","QA","ID","IE","IL","AE","IN","AG","ZA","AI","IS","AL","IT","AM","AO","AR","AT","AU","AZ","ZW","RO","BB","RS","BD","JM","RU","BE","BF","JO","BG","JP","BH","BJ","BM","BN","BO","SA","SB","SC","BR","BS","BT","SE","SG","BW","SI","BY","BZ","SK","SL","KE","SN","KG","KH","CA","SR","ST","SV","KN","CG","CH","CI","SZ","KR","CL","CM","CN","KW","CO","KY","TC","KZ","CR","TD","CV","TH","LA","CY","LB","TJ","CZ","LC","TM","TN","LI","TR","LK","TT","DE","TW","TZ","LR","DK","LT","DM","LU","LV","DO","UA","LY","UG","DZ","MD","MG","US","MK","EC","ML","EE","MM","MN","MO","EG","UY","MR","UZ","MS","MT","MU","MV","MW","MX","MY","VC","MZ","ES","ET","VE","VG","NA","NE","VN","NG","NI","NL","NO","NP","FI","FJ","FM","NZ","FR","GB","GD","OM","GH","GM","GR","GT","GW","PA","GY","PE","PG","PH","PK","PL","XT"],"isCandidateToBeFeatured":false,"isSponsored":false,"isPreview":false,"isDevelopingStory":false,"isHidden":false},"meta":{"throttling":{"isThrottled":false,"queueSize":0,"estimatedDelayInSeconds":0,"quotaAvailable":197}}}
                    [raw] => HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: AppleHttpServer/e81851ddfbfa
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2020 21:14:25 GMT
Content-Type: application/json;charset=utf-8
Transfer-Encoding: chunked
Connection: close
Request-Id: e35162f0-163d-11eb-8dce-dd609e1e9ad0
X-REQUEST-ID: e35162f0-163d-11eb-8dce-dd609e1e9ad0
X-TEST-SOURCE-ENVIRONMENT: prod
X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
X-XSS-Protection: 1; mode=block
Cache-Control: no-cache, no-store, max-age=0, must-revalidate
Pragma: no-cache
Expires: 0
Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000 ; includeSubDomains
X-Frame-Options: DENY
X-B3-TraceId: c763b098bbfda838
Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000

{"data":{"createdAt":"2020-10-24T21:11:58Z","modifiedAt":"2020-10-24T21:14:25Z","id":"4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82","type":"article","shareUrl":"https://apple.news/ARyK85OkZSNipCLnWUPtMgg","links":{"channel":"https://news-api.apple.com/channels/18db1161-655f-4ece-8df8-9c3dccee00b7","self":"https://news-api.apple.com/articles/4722bce4-e919-48d8-a908-b9d650fb4c82","sections":["https://news-api.apple.com/sections/33faab82-bbac-3917-9010-e514db67ec3a"]},"document":{"version":"1.11","identifier":"post-71854","language":"en-US","title":"Santa Claus forced online this holiday season","documentStyle":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"layout":{"columns":7,"width":1024,"margin":60,"gutter":20},"components":[{"role":"header","layout":"headerPhotoLayout","components":[{"role":"photo","layout":"headerPhotoLayout","URL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/santa-claus-forced-online-this-holiday-season-2020-images.jpg"}],"behavior":{"type":"parallax","factor":0.8}},{"role":"container","layout":{"columnSpan":7,"columnStart":0,"ignoreDocumentMargin":true},"style":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"components":[{"role":"container","components":[{"role":"divider","stroke":{"color":"#30bcff","width":22},"layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true}},{"role":"title","text":"Santa Claus forced online this holiday season","layout":{"margin":{"bottom":30,"top":30}}}],"textStyle":"default-title","layout":"title-layout"},{"role":"byline","text":"by Jackie Warner October 24, 2020, 11:11am","textStyle":"default-byline","layout":"byline-layout"},{"role":"intro","text":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.\n","textStyle":"default-intro"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>After nearly 160 years, Macy’s Santa Claus has been the one person who has always been inured to the bad of the world, but that has come to a stop due to the coronavirus pandemic. In what feels like the plot of “<a href="https://amzn.to/37JQQ5r">The Year Without A Santa Claus</a>,” kids of all ages will only be able to see him via Internet-only appearances on behalf of Macy’s.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa Claus and Macy’s have gone together like peanut butter and chocolate since the 1947 Academy Award winning film “Miracle on 34<sup>th</sup> Street.” The plot of this film is where the actual Kris Kringle is hired by Macy’s New York City store where he brings his joy to a few humbugs in a court ruling. Ironic how this all ties together in today’s world with Sen. Lisa Murkowski now reversing herself on Saturday to say she will be voting Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“To replicate the magical experience of visiting Macy’s Santaland for children and their families, we will shift to a virtual engagement this year,” said Susan Tercero, Macy’s VP Branded Entertainment, said in a press release. It will be available online from November 27-December 24.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>More than a quarter of a million people come to see Santa at Macy’s in Midtown Manhattan each year, the company said, making it hard to create a safe environment during a pandemic. Before taking a picture with the jolly old man, crowds walk in tight quarters through a maze-like Santaland that’s filled with Christmas trees, running toy trains and elves in green costumes.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa also won’t be showing up at its Chicago and San Francisco stores, which have similar <a href="https://www.macys.com/social/santa-land/">Santalands</a>. But he will still appear at the end of the televised Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, the company said. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With the coronavirus still raging, stores and malls are having to rework their typical holiday strategy, which had been to pack as many people through its doors as possible. Walmart, for example, is holding its Black Friday deals over four weeks, instead of one day. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>But the decision by Macy’s differs from big mall owners, which will still go ahead with in-person Santa visits by banning kids from sitting on his lap and making sure they stay six feet away from him. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s has been using Santa Claus to draw crowds to its New York store since the early 1860s, calling itself “The Home of Santa Claus” for decades. And Macy’s had a starring role in the 1947 film “Miracle on 34th Street,” where a girl discovers the real Santa inside the store. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s will be offering a free online experience on its website at the end of November, where families can play games, get a virtual tour of Santa’s workshop and take a selfie with Santa. The experience will feature a greeting from virtual elves, who then lead the way through Santa’s village and workshop, allowing playtime with interactive games. At the end of that trip, kids will meet Santa through an interactive video and can share their holiday wish list and take a selfie with Santa that will be downloadable.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Expect a lot of disappointment as there is bound to be plenty of server issues so be ready for that with the kiddies.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The online experience is limited to three children at one time, Macy’s said. Left unsaid is what parents will do if they can’t access the site after building up young hopes.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“Moving to a virtual engagement will safely bring the magic of Santa Claus to children of all ages this year,” Macy’s said in a statement to media outlets. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The pandemic has forced Macy’s to tweak other <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/10/macys-no-santa-claus-at-stores-this-year-1234602271/">holiday traditions</a>. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>In order to deter crowds, its annual Thanksgiving Day parade won’t go through its usual route through Manhattan. Instead, floats, performers and giant cartoon balloons and will be filmed for TV in front of the Herald Square store in New York. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy’s also ditched a one-night firework spectacle on the Fourth of July, and held smaller unannounced firework shows to stop people from gathering to watch. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"heading2","text":"Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Goes Online Only","format":"html","textStyle":"default-heading-2","layout":"heading-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With large scale events banned in New York City, the Macy’s <a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/tag/holidays">Thanksgiving Day </a>Parade will not go on as in year’s past due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A live parade to welcome in the holiday season has been scrapped. Macy’s says it is in the process of “reimagining” the event that will be brought to viewers on TV and online in November.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“One of the most beloved events every year is the Thanksgiving Day Parade,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said during his pandemic briefing on Monday. “I always want to express my appreciation to everyone at Macy’s. They are extraordinarily civically minded. They care about New York City. We saw what they did on July 4th with an amazing fireworks display. They found a way to do it, to celebrate our country and our city and give us hope and they did it safely.”</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The event will be drastically scaled-down. There won’t be a parade along the usual 2.5-mile route down Broadway into Herald Square. The big balloons will have a role but will be anchored to vehicles instead of guided by people.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The high school and college marching bands from around the country, always a big highlight, will have to wait until 2021. Instead, local New York bands and performers will provide music.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A message on the store’s <a href="https://www.macys.com/social/parade/">website</a> says the parade will be similarly reworked as was the<a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/news/macys-to-put-on-series-of-small-fireworks-shows-throughout-nyc"> Fourth of July </a>fireworks spectacular. </p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A series of smaller fireworks shows took place in each borough over the course of several days leading up to July 4. On Independence Day, Macy’s broadcast the shows.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>“Next year, I look forward to things coming back in all their glory so we can enjoy things together again,” said de Blasio.</p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout-last"}]}],"componentTextStyles":{"default-body":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"Optima-Regular","fontSize":17,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":22,"textColor":"#000000","linkStyle":{"textColor":"#30bcff"},"paragraphSpacingBefore":18,"paragraphSpacingAfter":18},"default-heading-2":{"fontName":"AvenirNext-Bold","fontSize":60,"lineHeight":58,"textColor":"#000000","textAlignment":"left","tracking":-0.04},"default-title":{"fontName":"AvenirNext-Bold","fontSize":72,"lineHeight":68,"tracking":-0.04,"textColor":"#000000","textAlignment":"left"},"default-byline":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"AvenirNext-Regular","fontSize":12,"lineHeight":36,"tracking":0.24,"textColor":"#000000","textTransform":"uppercase"},"default-intro":{"fontName":"Optima-Regular","fontSize":17,"lineHeight":22,"textColor":"#000000"}},"textStyles":{"default-tag-code":{"fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000"},"default-tag-pre":{"textAlignment":"left","fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000","paragraphSpacingBefore":18,"paragraphSpacingAfter":18},"default-tag-samp":{"fontName":"Menlo-Regular","fontSize":16,"tracking":0,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#000000"}},"componentLayouts":{"body-layout":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":12}},"body-layout-last":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":30}},"heading-layout":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":6,"margin":{"bottom":15,"top":15}},"headerPhotoLayout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7},"headerPhotoLayoutWithCaption":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7,"margin":{"bottom":17}},"headerBelowTextPhotoLayout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7,"margin":{"top":30,"bottom":60}},"title-layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true,"margin":{"bottom":30}},"byline-layout":{"margin":{"top":10,"bottom":10},"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7}},"metadata":{"excerpt":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.","thumbnailURL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/santa-claus-forced-online-this-holiday-season-2020-images.jpg","dateCreated":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","dateModified":"2020-10-24T21:14:22+00:00","datePublished":"2020-10-24T21:11:56+00:00","canonicalURL":"https://movietvtechgeeks.com/santa-claus-forces-online-this-holiday-season/","generatorIdentifier":"publish-to-apple-news","generatorName":"Publish to Apple News","generatorVersion":"2.1.0"},"autoplacement":{"advertisement":{"bannerType":"any","distanceFromMedia":"10vh","enabled":true,"frequency":3,"layout":{"margin":15}}}},"revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAg==","state":"PROCESSING_UPDATE","accessoryText":null,"title":"Santa Claus forced online this holiday season","maturityRating":null,"warnings":[],"targetTerritoryCountryCodes":["HK","PS","PT","HN","PW","PY","HR","YE","HU","QA","ID","IE","IL","AE","IN","AG","ZA","AI","IS","AL","IT","AM","AO","AR","AT","AU","AZ","ZW","RO","BB","RS","BD","JM","RU","BE","BF","JO","BG","JP","BH","BJ","BM","BN","BO","SA","SB","SC","BR","BS","BT","SE","SG","BW","SI","BY","BZ","SK","SL","KE","SN","KG","KH","CA","SR","ST","SV","KN","CG","CH","CI","SZ","KR","CL","CM","CN","KW","CO","KY","TC","KZ","CR","TD","CV","TH","LA","CY","LB","TJ","CZ","LC","TM","TN","LI","TR","LK","TT","DE","TW","TZ","LR","DK","LT","DM","LU","LV","DO","UA","LY","UG","DZ","MD","MG","US","MK","EC","ML","EE","MM","MN","MO","EG","UY","MR","UZ","MS","MT","MU","MV","MW","MX","MY","VC","MZ","ES","ET","VE","VG","NA","NE","VN","NG","NI","NL","NO","NP","FI","FJ","FM","NZ","FR","GB","GD","OM","GH","GM","GR","GT","GW","PA","GY","PE","PG","PH","PK","PL","XT"],"isCandidateToBeFeatured":false,"isSponsored":false,"isPreview":false,"isDevelopingStory":false,"isHidden":false},"meta":{"throttling":{"isThrottled":false,"queueSize":0,"estimatedDelayInSeconds":0,"quotaAvailable":197}}}
                    [headers] => Requests_Response_Headers Object
                        (
                            [data:protected] => Array
                                (
                                    [server] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => AppleHttpServer/e81851ddfbfa
                                        )

                                    [date] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => Sat, 24 Oct 2020 21:14:25 GMT
                                        )

                                    [content-type] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => application/json;charset=utf-8
                                        )

                                    [request-id] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => e35162f0-163d-11eb-8dce-dd609e1e9ad0
                                        )

                                    [x-request-id] => Array
                                        (
                                            [0] => e35162f0-163d-11eb-8dce-dd609e1e9ad0
                                            [0] => c763b098bbfda838
            [revision] => AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQ==
        )

)

Image Settings:
Use Remote images enabled

JSON:
{"version":"1.11","identifier":"post-71854","language":"en-US","title":"Santa Claus forced online this holiday season","documentStyle":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"layout":{"columns":7,"width":1024,"margin":60,"gutter":20},"components":[{"role":"header","layout":"headerPhotoLayout","components":[{"role":"photo","layout":"headerPhotoLayout","URL":"https:\/\/movietvtechgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/santa-claus-forced-online-this-holiday-season-2020-images.jpg"}],"behavior":{"type":"parallax","factor":0.8000000000000000444089209850062616169452667236328125}},{"role":"container","layout":{"columnSpan":7,"columnStart":0,"ignoreDocumentMargin":true},"style":{"backgroundColor":"#ffffff"},"components":[{"role":"container","components":[{"role":"divider","stroke":{"color":"#30bcff","width":22},"layout":{"ignoreDocumentMargin":true}},{"role":"title","text":"Santa Claus forced online this holiday season","layout":{"margin":{"bottom":30,"top":30}}}],"textStyle":"default-title","layout":"title-layout"},{"role":"byline","text":"by Jackie Warner October 24, 2020, 11:11am","textStyle":"default-byline","layout":"byline-layout"},{"role":"intro","text":"Even Santa Claus is getting sidelined from the pandemic as Macy's puts the jolly one online this holiday season.\n","textStyle":"default-intro"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>After nearly 160 years, Macy\u2019s Santa Claus has been the one person who has always been inured to the bad of the world, but that has come to a stop due to the coronavirus pandemic. In what feels like the plot of \u201c<a href="https:\/\/amzn.to\/37JQQ5r">The Year Without A Santa Claus<\/a>,\u201d kids of all ages will only be able to see him via Internet-only appearances on behalf of Macy\u2019s.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa Claus and Macy\u2019s have gone together like peanut butter and chocolate since the 1947 Academy Award winning film \u201cMiracle on 34<sup>th<\/sup> Street.\u201d The plot of this film is where the actual Kris Kringle is hired by Macy\u2019s New York City store where he brings his joy to a few humbugs in a court ruling. Ironic how this all ties together in today\u2019s world with Sen. Lisa Murkowski now reversing herself on Saturday to say she will be voting Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>\u201cTo replicate the magical experience of visiting Macy\u2019s Santaland for children and their families, we will shift to a virtual engagement this year,\u201d said Susan Tercero, Macy\u2019s VP Branded Entertainment, said in a press release. It will be available online from November 27-December 24.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>More than a quarter of a million people come to see Santa at Macy\u2019s in Midtown Manhattan each year, the company said, making it hard to create a safe environment during a pandemic. Before taking a picture with the jolly old man, crowds walk in tight quarters through a maze-like Santaland that\u2019s filled with Christmas trees, running toy trains and elves in green costumes.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Santa also won\u2019t be showing up at its Chicago and San Francisco stores, which have similar <a href="https:\/\/www.macys.com\/social\/santa-land\/">Santalands<\/a>. But he will still appear at the end of the televised Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day parade, the company said. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With the coronavirus still raging, stores and malls are having to rework their typical holiday strategy, which had been to pack as many people through its doors as possible. Walmart, for example, is holding its Black Friday deals over four weeks, instead of one day. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>But the decision by Macy\u2019s differs from big mall owners, which will still go ahead with in-person Santa visits by banning kids from sitting on his lap and making sure they stay six feet away from him. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy\u2019s has been using Santa Claus to draw crowds to its New York store since the early 1860s, calling itself \u201cThe Home of Santa Claus\u201d for decades. And Macy\u2019s had a starring role in the 1947 film \u201cMiracle on 34th Street,\u201d where a girl discovers the real Santa inside the store. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy\u2019s will be offering a free online experience on its website at the end of November, where families can play games, get a virtual tour of Santa\u2019s workshop and take a selfie with Santa. The experience will feature a greeting from virtual elves, who then lead the way through Santa\u2019s village and workshop, allowing playtime with interactive games. At the end of that trip, kids will meet Santa through an interactive video and can share their holiday wish list and take a selfie with Santa that will be downloadable.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Expect a lot of disappointment as there is bound to be plenty of server issues so be ready for that with the kiddies.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The online experience is limited to three children at one time, Macy\u2019s said. Left unsaid is what parents will do if they can\u2019t access the site after building up young hopes.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>\u201cMoving to a virtual engagement will safely bring the magic of Santa Claus to children of all ages this year,\u201d Macy\u2019s said in a statement to media outlets. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The pandemic has forced Macy\u2019s to tweak other <a href="https:\/\/deadline.com\/2020\/10\/macys-no-santa-claus-at-stores-this-year-1234602271\/">holiday traditions<\/a>. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>In order to deter crowds, its annual Thanksgiving Day parade won\u2019t go through its usual route through Manhattan. Instead, floats, performers and giant cartoon balloons and will be filmed for TV in front of the Herald Square store in New York. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>Macy\u2019s also ditched a one-night firework spectacle on the Fourth of July, and held smaller unannounced firework shows to stop people from gathering to watch. <\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"heading2","text":"Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Parade Goes Online Only","format":"html","textStyle":"default-heading-2","layout":"heading-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>With large scale events banned in New York City, the Macy\u2019s <a href="https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/tag\/holidays">Thanksgiving Day <\/a>Parade will not go on as in year\u2019s past due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>A live parade to welcome in the holiday season has been scrapped. Macy\u2019s says it is in the process of \u201creimagining\u201d the event that will be brought to viewers on TV and online in November.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>\u201cOne of the most beloved events every year is the Thanksgiving Day Parade,\u201d Mayor Bill de Blasio said during his pandemic briefing on Monday. \u201cI always want to express my appreciation to everyone at Macy\u2019s. They are extraordinarily civically minded. They care about New York City. We saw what they did on July 4th with an amazing fireworks display. They found a way to do it, to celebrate our country and our city and give us hope and they did it safely.\u201d<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The event will be drastically scaled-down. There won\u2019t be a parade along the usual 2.5-mile route down Broadway into Herald Square. The big balloons will have a role but will be anchored to vehicles instead of guided by people.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"body","text":"<p>The high school and college marching bands from around the country, always a big highlight, will have to wait until 2021. Instead, local New York bands and performers will provide music.<\/p>","format":"html","textStyle":"default-body","layout":"body-layout"},{"role":"b

• This topic was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by Steven Stern (sterndata).
• This topic was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by Steven Stern (sterndata).

The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]