Santa Claus

Thanksgiving is over, and now it's full speed ahead into the Christmas season, which includes letting Santa know what is on your wishlist. But some little ones don't seem to enjoy those visits with jolly St. Nick that much. Luckily, the photos are absolutely hilarious!

In the U.K., Santa got his beard stuck while rappelling down from the ceiling of a mall and dangled there helplessly for half an hour until someone freed him. Old Saint Nick may be hundreds of years old, but he really needs to work on making an entrance.

In this clever Funny or Die parody of the political ads which have been plastering the early primary states, four would-be St. Nicks run for the position of Santa Claus in 2012 and state their cases in a series of attack-style soundbites.

Every night this week, our TV has been littered with Christmas movies. It’s awesome. I can easily name 10 Christmas movies that I can watch over and over again. But all this Christmas spirit has me wondering: Who invented Santa? Think about it. What is Santa’s most beneficial purpose?