I was smitten with the Space Age. I followed the NASA missions closely. Spock was an example of what I believed in. ‘ 2001 A Space Odyssey ‘ had a profound effect on me . At age 8 I truly thought that was the future to be. What a disappointment the real 2001 turned out to be.
I’m sure Spock didn’t believe in Santa - though I liked the episode where he got squirted by some plant and fell in love...
(Sometimes things take time - and arrive in their OWN good time.)