Dressing as Santa and Mrs. Claus, a walk in the park for Moncton couple

Paul Nickerson, 74, and his partner Janet Cormier-Churchill, 69, have been going to Monctonparks as Santa and Mrs. Claus for three years now.

They can be seen walking hand in hand,waving to strangers and taking lots of pictures.

Nickerson,an oil truck driver in Nova Scotia,started dressing up as Santa in 1996.

The former truck driver worked in an area where there were a lot of daycares.

"The children would be out there waving and laughing and hollering," he said. "It put quite a joy in me, is what it did."

After he retired and moved to Moncton, Nickerson met Churchill.

"It was great, we were doing a lot of kissing," she said.

"When other people see us and they wave 'hi' or say 'hi' and they say 'Merry Christmas', I just love that."

"We would be going around to her brothers' and sisters' and some of our friends' places and spending some time there for Christmas Eve before I have to go back to the North Pole," he said.

Nickerson said the main reason he does this is to bring happiness to other people.

"The feeling is [giving]enjoyment to everybody...especially the children," he said. "And to see the expression on their faces when they see a Santa Claus."