Red Dirt Diaries: Secret Santa Society

The calendar says October, but at Stables Restaurant it feels later in the year. It’s where cheeks get rosier with each belly shaking laugh.

And for many the holidays bring stress, but the only tension at Stables comes with a tug of a beard!

That's what distinguishes the Oklahoma IBRBS from other jolly old fellows.

To protect the innocent, News 9 is keeping the last part of the international brotherhood of real bearded Santas a secret.

It is the first time Jon Ferguson will hear the wishes of boys and girls, even if many have spotted him already.

“I say don’t tell anybody, but you saw me out of my suit,” said Ferguson whenever he was caught.

In about two weeks, the breaded bunch will whisk away to spread holiday cheer all over the country.