Going to meet Santa at the mall is a ritual that some love and some hate, but most bravely do it anyway at some point. To set your kids on Santa’s lap and get that adorable photo that you can put in your Christmas cards to satisfy the grandparents, you have to stand in line with Christmas music on repeat and dozens of other families in the same situation while the kids are sick and tired of waiting (or literally sick.) But it’s probably nothing compared to what the job is like for the man himself.
Anyone who puts on a red velvet suit and plays the beloved role of Father Christmas must be a kind and patient soul indeed. You would have to be in order to spread Christmas magic to hundreds of kids in a row, including taming the ones who would rather be anywhere else. But here are some situations that probably weren’t in the job description, from people bringing their four-legged children to sit on Santa’s lap, to grown-ups who just love Christmas so much that they keep coming back year after year. See how professional Santa performers deal with the unexpected in these pictures, and upvote your favorites!
#1 My Dad Is The Macy’s Santa In Seattle. Today He Got To Meet A Legend!
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#2 Another Year, Another Photo With Santa
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#3 While Waiting In Line To See Santa, This Baby Fell Asleep. When It Came Time For The Picture, Santa Told The Parents Not To Wake Him
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#4 I Took My Dog To Take A Christmas Picture With Santa And She Ate Him
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#5 Mommy’s Lil Monster Meets Santa & Krampus
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#6 My Friends And I Got Our Picture Taken With Santa
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#7 My 92 Year Old Grandma Said She’s Never Been To See Santa. Change Of Plans This Christmas
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#8 Got A Pic With Santa… He Said I Was Too Big… We Compromised…
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#9 Took The Kids To Meet Santa Yesterday And, As You Can See, It Went Amazing
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#10 My Mom Said “Damn” In Front Of Santa. This Was The Reaction
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#11 So, My Dog Met Santa Claus
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#12 My Favorite Shot From Our Christmas Shoot This Year
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#13 Holiday Shopping Can Put A Smile On Even The Most Kvlt Person In Your Life! What’s Your Favorite Holiday Tradition?
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#14 How Many Kids Do You See?
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#15 My Friend Brought Her Dog To See Santa Recently
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#16 My Son Started To Cry When He Saw Santa, So I Decided It’d Be A Good Idea If We All Joined To
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#17 My Santa Doesn’t Age (1997-2017)
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#18 34 Years Photos With Santa – Annual Tradition
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#19 Santa Let Me Sit On His Lap. All 450lbs Of Me
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#20 What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
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#21 Nancy Reagan Sitting On Mr. T’s Lap
Mr. T was a surprise guest at the first day of the press tour of the White House Christmas Decorations.
She was standing next to him and my dad (who was friends with Nancy) said “How about sitting on his lap?”She looked at her press secretary for approval then said “Sure!” and sat down.
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#22 My Dad Was Santa At Our Local Petsmart, Was Not Expecting This
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#23 Santa Looking Like Hes Gonna Risk It All
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#24 Past Five Years Of Mall Santa Photos With My Brothers
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#25 My Friend Is Santa At Bass Pro (Among Other Places). He Had An Unexpected Visitor
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#26 Ho Ho Ho!
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#27 I Like Santa
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#28 This Woman Took Her Cats To A Department Store To Visit Santa And As You Can See It Went Quite Well
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#29 We Dressed Up Our 18 Month Old Daughter To See Santa. She Was Not Pleased
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#30 Santa Was A Good Sport For Me And A Couple Other Mall Goths That Wanted To Take Ironic Pictures With Him. That Mean Mug Is Really The Icing On The Shame Cake Though
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#31 My Mum Has Been Making Me Get A Santa Photo Every Year Since I Was Born. This Year I Had A Little Bit Of Fun With It
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#32 My Nephew Meeting Santa For The First Time
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#33 My 3 Month Old Son With A Look Of Shock Only He Could Pull Off At Being Sat On Santa’s Lap
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#34 This Is My 18 Month Old Daughter Shaylee Michelle! As You Can Tell, She Loves Santa
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#35 Oh, Yeah! This Is The Year They Will Love Santa! I Can’t Wait
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#36 Poor Mall Santa Didn’t Know How To React To This
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