Illinois Santa Claus Uses Sign Language To Communicate With Deaf Children

Christmas spirit is for all kiddos.

These are the Christmas moments that give us all warm fuzzies and make this time of the year magical. One Santa Claus in Aurora, Illinois used American Sign Language to communicate with deaf children.

In a tradition spanning over 15 years, Santa stopped by St. Mark's Lutheran Church in an event hosted by the Aurora Lions Club to get the wish lists of over a dozen families who have deaf and hard-of-hearing children. But the heartwarming part: Santa could sign with the kids who sat on his lap.

Kim Cancio, a mother of one of the kids, said that she's a fan of Santa's skills, telling the outlet:

It's nice because we could take her to see a mall Santa and she'd have to talk through an interpreter but here, she can talk directly to him, which is fantastic.

You have to watch the video (you may need tissues):

I'm not crying, you're crying. And does he not look just like Santa?? That may actually be him, I'm not totally convinced it's not. There's more to the event than Christmas magic though. Volunteers and parents both said that it's great to not only let the kids talk to Santa in the language they're familiar with, but it's great that they can meet kids and other families in similar situations.

You can never have too much good stuff this time of the year. Christmas will definitely be magical and memorable for those kids. There's your warm fuzzy holiday season moment of the day!