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Santa 2011-12-10 at 10-20-20 (Niles, Michigan): photo by David Cory, 10 December 2011

Santa. Merry Christmas, y'all!: photo by efo, 8 December 2009

Bell street santa 2007: photo by shannon richardson (e l e c t r o l i t e), 24 December 2007

Santa #2. Boston, Massachusetts. Merry Christmas everyone: photo by Jim Rohan (LowerDarnley), 24 May 2012

Santa Claus, Seattle, 1956: photographer unknown (Seattle Municipal Archives)

Christmas 'Santa', New York. Sign reads: "34 West 28th Street, New York City Volunteers of America Under President and Mrs. Ballington Booth [will give?] Christmas Dinners [...]00 Men, Women and Children [...] by dropping a coin in the chimney.": photographer unknown for Bain News Service, between c. 1910 and c. 1915 (George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress)

Vivien and Chris visit Santa at Chiesman's Department Store in Lewisham, December 1957: photographer unknown; image by Soggy Semolina, 19 April 2009

Viv and Doreen visit Santa at Chiesman's Department Store in Lewisham, December 1964: photographer unknown; image by Soggy Semolina, 19 April 2009

Hello Santa (Racine, Wisconsin, 1954): photographer unknown; image by Jan Tonnesen, 25 November 2006

Father Frizzybeard: photographer unknown, n.d.; image by Alli Hammond (allihead), 25 September 2007

hillbilly santa: photographer unknown, n.d.; image by Alli Hammond (allihead), 25 September 2007

worst santa ever: photographer unknown, n.d.; image by Alli Hammond (allihead), 25 September 2007

Santa Claus. Children had to disguise themselves for Santa Claus visitation (the most popular costume was "Zorro"; when I had costume ball in kindergarden, there was something about ten Zorros including me): photographer unknown, n.d.; image by Jakub (filmarik), 14 November 2003

Santa Claus: Ho, ho, ho. Have you been good, little baker?: photographer unknown, n.d.; image by Jakub (filmarik), 14 November 2003

Santa Claus. The Middle East modeI: photographer unknown, n.d.; image by Jakub (filmarik), 17 May 2006

Santa Claus. "It's my party and I'll cry if I want to, cry if I want to...": photographer unknown, n.d.; image by Jakub (filmarik), 17 May 2006

Santa Claus. In my opinion he couldn't move so as not to spill himself: photographer unknown, n.d.; image by Jakub (filmarik), 14 November 2003

Santa Claus in a vacant lot, Boonville Road, Jefferson City, Missouri, c. early 1930s: photographer unknown; image by PaintedWorksbyKB, 15 December 2011

Creepy Santa #1 (with my nephew): photographer unknown, n.d, image by Radio Rover, 6 August 2006

Santa as crazed leprechaun and homeless companion: photo by efo, 13 December 2009

Santa (Santa Claus, Arizona): photo by efo, 18 December 2011

Plastic Santa. Taken on the territory of Christmas Island: photo by efo, 21 December 2010

The Clausbillies: photo by Radio Rover, 9 December 2006

Home Invasion. My wife thinks guy is cute, but it creeps me out to have him sitting across the room from me: photo by David Cory, 22 November 2009

A and P Coffee Santa Claus: photo by Nickolas Muray (b. Mandi Miklós) (1892-1945), c. 1940; image by RasMarkley (George Eastman House)

Creepy Santa (at the North Pole Amusement Park adjacent to the entrance to Pike's Peak): photo by David Cory, 19 May 2010

Stop or the Fat Guy Gets It!!: photo by David Cory, 30 July 2009

Santa Rampage in Chicago: photo by patrickryanzero, 9 December 2000

Santa Spotted. On his way to work? Xmas Eve (Little Addington, UK): photo by Marble Giant, 24 December 2007

Santa will be late this year after getting baled up in a paddock on a private property along Coolart Rd, Mornington Peninsula: photo by Frankzed, 10 December 2012

Fremont Santa and Cone Fries (Seattle): photo by David (alternatePhotography), 13 January 2012

Crash Site. Another timely Christmas shot. Two months early. Wakefield, Massachusetts: photo by Jim Rohan (LowerDarnley), 3 February 2011

tiny santa 2007: photo by shannon richardson (e l e c t r o l i t e), 17 December 2007

santa mask 2006: photo by shannon richardson (e l e c t r o l i t e), 24 December 2006

Santa. Christmas is over: photo by efo, 11 January 2009

Sharing photos with Santa Claus (Lowell, Massachusetts): photo by robert schneider (rolopix), 30 November 2013

2013 Coca-Cola Santa Claus, backlit, Rio de Janeiro: photo by José Rottberg, 21 November 2013

Santa Claus Advertising: artist unknown, n.d.; image by Susan Criser (Suzee Que), 17 December 2009

Santa Claus, Stone Bridge, Regensburg, Bavaria: photo by elPadawan, 8 December 2012

Noel: photo by efo, 17 December 2013

Santa 2011-12-10 at 10-22-58 (Niles, Michigan): photo by David Cory, 10 December 2011