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Christmas Eve and Christmas morning is a busy time for Santa Claus, or Father Christmas, and we've done the research to prove it.

While you are all settling down in your beds ready for your presents to be delivered, the jolly man in the red suit will be flying with his reindeer across the globe to make sure nobody is left disappointed.

Whether you've been on the nice or naughty list, the chances are you won't go without a present from the gift-bearing bearded figure this Christmas.

Indeed, Santa strives to make us all happy, working tirelessly all year round with his elves in Lapland.

Just how hard does he work on December 25th, though? We've done some number crunching - and the results are in.

Some of these facts and figures behind the science of Santa will blow your minds...

32

Hours to do his deliveries, according to time zone difference.

1,800 miles per second

How fast he would have to travel per second all night without stopping.

1.6billion

The amount of children across the world who will get presents from him this year - unless, of course, they have been naughty.

5,556

The amount of homes Santa will visit per second.

2.5

Children per household.

640million

The number of stops Santa makes on Christmas Eve - and all to make you a happy bunny come the morning of December 25.

150billion

The number of calories Santa will consume in alcoholic drinks, milk and mince pies.

60,000 x

The above figure in calories is 60,000 his recommended daily intake. No wonder he's got a big belly under that red suit.

130million

Number of litres Santa will consume of milk - if every single one of the 640 million homes he visits gives him a 200ml glass.

£280billion

Based on population figures, Santa would be set back around £280 billion this Christmas as he puts the desires of others ahead of his own.

7 x

That figure is seven times more than Bill Gates' estimated worth. Yikes.

1.5million

Every child's present requires an estimated 80cm of wrapping paper, which would stretch to a jaw-dropping 1.5million miles.