«My job is to bring a smile,» says Tommy Liberto who for the fourth year transforms into a Christmas tree to give people a festive mood.
But really, it’s hard not to smile at the sight of the living, and even this cheerful Christmas attribute.
In December, the native of Bel air, Maryland, wears original costume and travels the East coast, setting up local people on a positive and happy posing for the cameras.
Only this year Tommy, aka Mr. Christmas tree, visited Philadelphia, new York, Baltimore and Washington and many other cities.
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His own hand made suit allows the man-tree fit in the environment, so he likes to make fun of passers-by, pretending to be real wood. To attract their attention and cause a surprise effect, he uses the whistle.
Surprisingly, Mr. tree can even play on it Christmas melody, so people are happy to drive round it round dances.
Tommy admits that he had been photographed thousands of times, but he saw less than 1% of such personnel.
Merry is in awe of his classes, though, and gets him a penny. The best reward for him is the joy of others.
Who would have thought that with such a super positive activities, Tommy is struggling with depression. However, it is — and in his words, treatment is very effectively.
«I love what I do. It gives more color to my life» — confessed giver of smiles in a recent interview with Patch.
Outside the holiday period, he wrote scripts and worked as an assistant at music festivals across the East coast.
Previously, he dabbled as a stand-up comedian, but then realized that the tree is much more fun.
