Martinmccabe
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In 1965 I worked in the publicity department of Lewis`s and Uncle Holly was our responsibility. The Uncle Holly in Birmingham was a tall very dignified ex actor. He would come into our office in his normal clothes, disappear into a back room and then emerge in all his glory as Uncle Holly.I think Uncle Holly was exclusive to Lewis's which in those days included Selfridges.
If I remember rightly he used to arrive a few weeks before Father Christmas and walk around the store preparing the way for FC.
I believe that Mr Carney the manager of the ticket office (posters etcetera) which was next door to our office sometimes played Father Christmas.