30 Times People Put A Funny Twist On Pics With Santa In Malls

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 Christmas photo that you can put in your greeting 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 Santa Claus 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 than taking their Santa photos. 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 real Santa performers deal with the unexpected in these funny Christmas photos, and upvote your favorites! While you're waiting for the big day, you can also look back on our lists of the best and worst Christmas decorations, and people whose Christmas fails weren't very merry.

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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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30 Times People Put A Funny Twist On Pics With Santa In Malls

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

I Took My Dog To Take A Christmas Picture With Santa And She Ate Him

My 92 Year Old Grandma Said She's Never Been To See Santa. Change Of Plans This Christmas

My Santa Doesn’t Age (1997-2017)

So, My Dog Met Santa Claus

Took The Kids To Meet Santa Yesterday And, As You Can See, It Went Amazing

My Friend Brought Her Dog To See Santa Recently

My Favorite Shot From Our Christmas Shoot This Year

My Mom Said "Damn" In Front Of Santa. This Was The Reaction

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Got A Pic With Santa... He Said I Was Too Big... We Compromised...

My Son Started To Cry When He Saw Santa, So I Decided It'd Be A Good Idea If We All Joined To

Mommy's Lil Monster Meets Santa & Krampus

Another Year, Another Photo With Santa

My Friends And I Got Our Picture Taken With Santa

We Dressed Up Our 18 Month Old Daughter To See Santa. She Was Not Pleased

My Dad Is The Macy's Santa In Seattle. Today He Got To Meet A Legend!

My Dad Was Santa At Our Local Petsmart, Was Not Expecting This

This Woman Took Her Cats To A Department Store To Visit Santa And As You Can See It Went Quite Well

My Nephew Meeting Santa For The First Time

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Nancy Reagan Sitting On Mr. T's Lap

What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

34 Years Photos With Santa - Annual Tradition

Past Five Years Of Mall Santa Photos With My Brothers

Ho Ho Ho!

Santa Looking Like Hes Gonna Risk It All

My Friend Is Santa At Bass Pro (Among Other Places). He Had An Unexpected Visitor

My 3 Month Old Son With A Look Of Shock Only He Could Pull Off At Being Sat On Santa’s Lap

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

This Is My 18 Month Old Daughter Shaylee Michelle! As You Can Tell, She Loves Santa

Poor Mall Santa Didn't Know How To React To This

Santa Let Me Sit On His Lap. All 450lbs Of Me

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

Oh, Yeah! This Is The Year They Will Love Santa! I Can’t Wait

I Like Santa

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