Eric Drooker’s “A Seasonal Delivery”
Cover StorySanta Claus—he’s just like the rest of us.By Françoise MoulyArt by Eric DrookerDecember 9, 2024As soon as December rolls around, children everywhere start keeping an eye out for the iconic red-and-white Santa outfit. And there is perhaps nothing that preoccupies their imaginations more than the logistics of a visit from Santa. For the cover of the December 16, 2024, issue, Eric Drooker turned to his early memories. “How will Santa get into the apartment?” Drooker recalled thinking as a child growing up in a seventh-floor New York City apartment with no chimney. “I hope he knows which elevator button to push.”For more covers featuring Santa, see below:“December 23, 1939,” by Perry Barlow “ ’Twas the Night Before Hanukkah,” by Art Spiegelman “Holiday Howls,” by George Booth Find Eric Drooker’s covers, cartoons, and more at the Condé Nast Store.
Santa Claus—he’s just like the rest of us.
As soon as December rolls around, children everywhere start keeping an eye out for the iconic red-and-white Santa outfit. And there is perhaps nothing that preoccupies their imaginations more than the logistics of a visit from Santa. For the cover of the December 16, 2024, issue, Eric Drooker turned to his early memories. “How will Santa get into the apartment?” Drooker recalled thinking as a child growing up in a seventh-floor New York City apartment with no chimney. “I hope he knows which elevator button to push.”
For more covers featuring Santa, see below: Find Eric Drooker’s covers, cartoons, and more at the Condé Nast Store.
