Santa Claus Magic Trick

Postcard after the magic trick

The Victorian children play with a ball and drum next to their Christmas tree and wait for Santa Claus to appear. The antique postcard instructs “TRANSPARENCY CARD. HOLD UP TO THE LIGHT. Hold this against a light that’s clear And Santa Claus will then appear.” The magic of Christmas happens when the postcard is lifted to the light. Abracadabra Santa Claus materializes with a doll in a sack full of toys!

My daughter Alix couldn’t make Santa appear on a postcard or conjure him into our living room with presents to hand out. But she could do card tricks. And she performed the biggest magic trick of all when at age twenty-five she followed the light and appeared in heaven.

Have you or your loved ones performed any magic tricks? Did you enjoy the magic of the holidays with your lost loved ones?

Postcard before the magic trick