It’s a magical time for every child – and it is no different here in Sheffield.
With Christmas on everyone’s mind, we have looked back though our archives to compile a gallery of that beautiful moment when youngsters have met Father Christmas at Santa’s grottos in the city.
Some of them are from the city’s shops over the years, including popular venues like John Lewis, and the old Co-op on Castle Square, which for many years was the best known of the city’s grottos.
Others are from festive events held in Sheffield, where father Christmas had set up his grotto for the day.
Whereever the grotto may have been, these photographs capture the magic moment of youngsters meeting Santa Claus.
Take a look at the pictures below.
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