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Mr. C has decided to grace us with 30 festive frames per second of animated (and puppetized) Christmas cheer.

"The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
...
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;"

– Clement Clark Moore… or not?

Lays his finger to his nose… smokes a pipe… often seen drinking Coke… rumors of a “magic” dust that helps him fit down chimneys… gets more work done in one night than Bowie ever did in Berlin… and we have to leave food out for him after every stop. What’s this guy Santa on?

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