South Shore comedian and radio host Howie Nave became Santa Claus over the weekend at the Village Center in South Lake Tahoe for the annual Christmas Cheer Food drive.

Howie Nave becomes Santa for a day. Photo/Provided

“I don’t know how the ‘real’ Santa does it. I was exhausted after five hours, but it was cool seeing the kids light up, especially while walking through Raley’s,” Nave said.