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Today, in my excitement for Christmas, I went looking for the man responsible for bringing presents and joy to children all around the world - and I found him! But I had some assistance along the way...

> I asked an actress in the latest Bond movie, a Bird of Prey, a Doctor's assistant (and someone that looked like a smaller version of them), a Beckham, a pile of metal bits from a mattress (I don't know what I was thinking there...), a von Trapp, a *Friend*, a long-time *American Idol* judge, and a detective in the 99th Precinct of the New York City Police Department in Brooklyn.

All of them said they could help me! The question is: **With these folks on-side, where did I find him?**

**The answer is a 10-letter geographical region.**