Performer(s) Appeared in Ignatius "Iggy" Thistlewhite (named Ignatius Heppelwhite in the original version of the poem) is a character from the book The Year Without a Santa Claus and both of its television adaptations. In the original poem, he is stated to be six years old and is the only child in the world who is not upset that Santa Claus is not delivering Christmas presents this year, because he knows that Christmas is about giving and not receiving. When he tells this to his classmates, they take his words to heart and all send presents to Santa.