New Jersey - A 6-foot-tall mechanical Santa Claus singing Christmas carols is drawing complaints from neighbors of its New Jersey owner. Union Beach residents said the musical decoration has been souring their holiday spirit with its non-stop singing. It’s literally 12 to 13 hours a day,” neighbor Mark Dittman said. Jill Patella, the singing Santa’s owner, said the ornament was the final gift she received from her husband, who died three years ago....more
