A Citrus Heights man has discovered he was quite literally born to wear the suit. A family tradition more than a century old has unexpectedly made its way to U.S. Army veteran and former professional wrestler George Frey.

This year, he officially steps into the role of Santa Claus.

His family's legacy first started with his great-grandfather, who first wore the iconic red suit in Norway before immigrating to the United States, where family stories suggest he became one of the earliest Santas in New York's Christmas Day parades.

The tradition continued through Frey's grandfather and then his father, who portrayed Santa at Disneyland for two decades.

Because of years of family separation, Frey didn't learn much about that history until reconnecting with his grandfather as a child. Unfort

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