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Postal Santa Claus Can Wear His Costume on His Route

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Getty 122011 SantaClausSnow?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1324653842776Altrendo Images/Thinkstock(BELLEVUE, Wash.) — The postal Santa has regained his wings.

Letter carrier Bob McLean had been donning a Saint Nick costume for the holiday season while on his route in Bellevue, Wash., for over a decade. But a supervisor earlier this week told him that he was no longer allowed to spread his brand of holiday cheer, alleging that a complaint was filed that he was not wearing official post office attire.

After a hearing Thursday, McLean was told he can wear the outfit again Friday when he delivers the mail.

“There will be a Santa in Bellevue,” McLean told The Bellevue Reporter. “I’m just glad it’s all resolved.”

Earlier, he was pretty upset about being told not to wear the costume.

“The government is shutting me down because it’s a non-postal regulation uniform,” McLean, who has been working with the postal service since 1971, told The Bellevue Reporter.

McLean, who wears a white beard and has crisp white hair, said that he began wearing the costume when he was told that he looks a bit like Kris Kringle. Since then he has delighted residents while delivering the post, even causing traffic jams as motorists try to get a peek.

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