CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) — At the UVA Medical Center’s NICU unit, patients and their families received a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus on Wednesday ahead of the holidays.
“We came in from the North Pole because we heard that all the NICU babies at UVA were very, very good this year,” Santa, a.k.a. neonatologist Peter Muray, said.
Muray has filled the boots of Santa for the past three years following the retirement of his former boss. The role of Mrs. Claus has been filled by nursing supervisor Naomi Rademeyer for the past nine years. Both are committed to their roles, with Muray even growing out his beard every year, starting in August this year…