Noel Santos

Mayor Noel Santos, a character in the Home for the Holidays book, is the mayor of Winter Haven. He makes his first appearance in Chapter 3.

Appearance
Mayor Santos is balding with graying hair and stubble. He has brown eyes and fair skin. He wears a beige knitted cardigan over a green plaid shirt.

Personality
He is extremely devoted to making every party and event in Winter Haven perfect, to the point where Holly asks him if he is being excessive. His love for the town seems to encapsulate much of his life. He displays a rare moment of sentiment in Chapter 9, when he becomes misty-eyed at Your Character's devotion to Holly and the publishing of her book.

Home for the Holidays

 * Chapter 3: Santa Claus is Comin' To Town
 * Chapter 4: Do You Wanna Build A Snowman?
 * Chapter 6: Written in the Stars
 * Chapter 7: The Night Before Christmas
 * Chapter 8: Winter Wonderland
 * Chapter 9: A Haven in Winter
 * Chapter 10: And a Happy New Year!

Horatio
Horatio is his nephew. He stated that his nephew's primary interest is 'mixology' and got him a gift which is Winter Haven's apple brandy, an alcoholic drink.

Husband
Mayor Santos mentions that he and his husband were tango champions in college, if you choose to dance with him in Chapter 10.

Trivia

 * His surname means "saint" in Spanish, while his given name is derived from the French name Noël, which is also the French word for Christmas.
 * It is implied that Horatio is Mayor Santos' nephew, whether or not it is true is unknown.
 * Players have noted similarities between him and character Taylor Doose from the show Gilmore Girls:
 * They are both the mayor of their respective towns who also run a shop.
 * They are similar in appearance. Mayor Santos even wears the exact same clothes as Taylor Doosey did in one episode.