Behind the scenes with Santa at Macy's Santaland

ByMike Bencivenga, Jamie Nguyen, John Sprei WABC logo
Monday, December 19, 2016
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Hang out with Santa as he meets good boys and girls.

HERALD SQUARE, New York (WABC) -- The holiday season can be a magical time for boys and girls. And what's more magical than getting to meet Santa?

**Click on the video above and listen in to Santa's conversations with good boys and girls**

We got the chance to go behind the scenes of Macy's Herald Square Santaland. It's a popular place.

According to Macy's about 200,00 visitors come to see Kris Kringle each year.

Sometimes, people can wait as long as four hours the the chance to see the big guy. When we visited, it was a two-hour wait to see the big guy.

To avoid the long lines, you can try to grab a Macy's Santaland express pass.

Seeing St. Nick won't cost you a thing. It's free.

Santa is there only until December 24th. After that, he has to leave and deliver all the toys to boys and girls everywhere.

**Check out our one-on-one interview with Santa below**

Our one-on-one interview with Santa.

**Click below to see Santa's holiday message.**

Santa's message to boys and girl's everyhwhere.