NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A beloved Nashville dive bar has reopened its doors to honor the memory of its founder, who was affectionately known as "Santa" by patrons and family alike.

Santa's Pub, housed in a double-wide trailer, recently welcomed back customers to celebrate what would have been owner Denzel Irwin's 76th birthday. Irwin, who died in September, was the heart and soul of the karaoke bar that became a refuge, stage and home for countless Nashville artists and regulars.

"I think we're still exactly what we were when we started. And that's a karaoke dive bar in the double-wide trailer. We are what he made and we're going to keep it that way," Riley Ricketts said.

Ricketts knew Irwin as his grandfather. The nickname "Santa" came from a childhood moment between Ricketts and his

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