Santa's workshop

English Pronunciation en En-au-Santa's workshop.ogg AU Noun The mythical structure, usually envisioned as located at the North Pole, where Santa Claus and a large number of capable elves work tirelessly and gladly year-round to produce all of the toys and other gifts to be delivered throughout the world on Christmas Day. A fanciful replica of this structure, temporarily erected in a retail store, shopping mall, or other public venue at Christmastime as an attraction for children and parents. en idiomatic by extension A busy, productive large or small work environment, populated by dedicated workers. en hive of activity en Feb 11 1983 Robin Herman; Laurie Johnston Frenzied Finish For Trump Tower Atrium http://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/11/nyregion/new-york-day-by-day-225490.html New York Times 15 May 2014 Like a Santa's workshop for the rich, the huge shopping atrium was jammed with frenzied workers pushing to finish by Monday's opening. https://web.archive.org/web/20230408215504/https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/11/nyregion/new-york-day-by-day-225490.html 8 April 2023 en Feb 21 1999 w:Michael Isikoff The Right Wing Web http://www.newsweek.com/right-wing-web-168906 Newsweek 15 May 2014 An acid-tongued blonde who writes a legal-affairs column for the right-wing weekly Human Events, Ann Coulter . . . laughed. "There are lots of us busy elves working away in Santa's workshop." https://web.archive.org/web/20260501064244/https://www.newsweek.com/right-wing-web-168906 1 May 2026 en Jan 8 2001 Aparisim Gosh Trapped in the System http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2054532,00.html Time 15 May 2014 U.S. consumers . . . will look to China, as they have since the country a decade ago became a regular Santa's workshop for toys, clothes and electronic gizmos. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307210748/http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2054532,00.html 7 March 2016 en June 13 2012 Deborah L. Jacobs How My Book Became A (Self-Published) Best Seller http://www.forbes.com/sites/deborahljacobs/2012/06/13/how-my-book-became-a-self-published-best-seller/ Forbes 15 May 2014 Next week 500 books not shipped elsewhere directly from the printer will arrive at our house. . . . At that point my Brooklyn brownstone will turn into Santa’s workshop as I package courtesy copies for all the sources who helped and people whose photos appear in the book. I will also send out review copies. https://web.archive.org/web/20250626081956/https://www.forbes.com/sites/deborahljacobs/2012/06/13/how-my-book-became-a-self-published-best-seller/ 26 June 2025 Translations mythical structure Danish: da julemandens værksted n Finnish: fi joulupukin työpaja French: fr atelier du Père Noël m real-life replica Danish: da julemandens værksted n Finnish: fi joulupukin työpaja productive work environment Finnish: fi tuottava työpaikka en Christmas Toys