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Originally Posted by doctorhook

I'm looking for a native German speaker to translate a couple of oddball words for a project. Here's the words I need:

• "Backstage Pass" (as in, like, for a rock concert)
• "Santa Claus actor" (as in, someone who plays Santa in malls and at parties); I've been using "der Weihnachtsmannschauspieler", and "der Weihnachtsmann" for short.

Thanks in advance for the help!

Backstage Pass is usually the word we use in German, too.
"Bühnenpass" or "Kulissenzugang" might be an alternative word for it, but I don't think anybody would use that word.

Actor is translating "Schauspieler" and "Santa Claus" is "Der Weihnachtsmann", but using these words together would be rare. I think the context would make it clear whether you're talking about the "real" (or rather: mythical) figure of Santa Claus or an actor playing Santa Claus.

I think sometimes they are called "Studentische Weihnachtsmänner" (plural) or "Studentischer Weihnnachtsmann", since often students are earning some money by acting as Santa Claus.