Ho, ho, ho, holy Santa. That's what Canadian Jean-Guy Laquerre must have thought when Guinness World Records declared his Santa Claus memorabilia collection -- at 25,189 items -- the largest in the world.
And just in time for the arrival of Kris Kringle, Guinness rings in its own yuletide cheer with today's launch of an iPad app, Guinness World Records: At Your Fingertips.
Laquerre, a 74-year-old retired geography teacher from outside Montreal, has devoted all his time to his Santa collection, which he proudly displays between Dec. 15 and Jan. 15 as an invitation-only exhibit in his house.
I've been collecting since 1988, he said. Various people give me these items as gifts. I purchase them here and there, and then friends will give them to me.
When Guinness presented Laquerre with his record-breaking certificate, he was overjoyed.
To be included in the Guinness World Records book is a big honor. It's like being on Olympic medal winner or the Canadians winning the Stanley Cup.
The fact that I will be included on the new iPad app is amazing. Kids are reading less nowadays, so the iPad will help kids get acquainted with my record and give it a world of vision.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ9lvufAGBE&feature=player_embedded[/media]
Story link: http://www.aolnews.com/2010/12/17/25-104-santas-make-one-man-famous/
And just in time for the arrival of Kris Kringle, Guinness rings in its own yuletide cheer with today's launch of an iPad app, Guinness World Records: At Your Fingertips.
Laquerre, a 74-year-old retired geography teacher from outside Montreal, has devoted all his time to his Santa collection, which he proudly displays between Dec. 15 and Jan. 15 as an invitation-only exhibit in his house.
I've been collecting since 1988, he said. Various people give me these items as gifts. I purchase them here and there, and then friends will give them to me.
When Guinness presented Laquerre with his record-breaking certificate, he was overjoyed.
To be included in the Guinness World Records book is a big honor. It's like being on Olympic medal winner or the Canadians winning the Stanley Cup.
The fact that I will be included on the new iPad app is amazing. Kids are reading less nowadays, so the iPad will help kids get acquainted with my record and give it a world of vision.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ9lvufAGBE&feature=player_embedded[/media]
Story link: http://www.aolnews.com/2010/12/17/25-104-santas-make-one-man-famous/
