It's been an incredible year of rugby league and now it's starting to feel a lot like Christmas - Santa photos, family gatherings and plenty of Christmas spirit fill the social platforms of the NRL's players and clubs.

Wishing everyone a safe and Merry Christmas! And don't forget to catch NRL.com in the new year to see what our game's stars have been up to on social media over the holidays.

Santa Claus is coming to town!

The Sydney Roosters introduce some new Xmas headgear.

Who needs Mariah Carey when you have the Canberra Raiders?

Wests Tigers forward Chris Lawrence's little girl Emmerson looks super stoked to take her first Christmas photo with Santa.

Here's Newcastle's Nathan Ross enjoying an early Chrissy get-together with family.

View this post on Instagram Christmas lunch at the wongs 🎄 #mrwongs #sydney #christmas A post shared by Nathan Ross (@_nathanross_04) on Dec 14, 2018 at 7:22pm PST

Who's the Grinch at the Penrith Panthers?

Santa makes an early appearance at the Parramatta Eels Christmas Party.

Jillaroos star Ali Brigginshaw has her family Christmas card sorted for this year.

View this post on Instagram Family Christmas Card + One Sad Sap 😂🤦🏼‍♀️🎄 #theresalwaysone A post shared by Ali Brigginshaw (@ali_brigg) on Dec 12, 2018 at 9:06pm PST

The Cronulla Sharks share their Christmas Party with family and fans.

View this post on Instagram Great members Christmas party today. #upupcronulla A post shared by Paul Gallen (@paulgallen13) on Dec 14, 2018 at 5:59pm PST

Thank you to all the @Cronulla_Sharks members who came to the Christmas party today #UpUpCronulla 🎅🏻🌲🎁 pic.twitter.com/2KOlVTG7UA — Chad Townsend (@chadtownsend10) December 15, 2018

Joe Ofahengue spending an early Chrissy lunch with his close friends.

Sam Thaiday's Christmas wish has already come true - having two beautiful daughters.

View this post on Instagram I’ve got all I want for Christmas ☝🏾 A post shared by Sam Thaiday (@samthaiday) on Dec 15, 2018 at 2:56pm PST

The Canterbury Bulldogs are counting down the days until Christmas.

View this post on Instagram 1️⃣ week until Christmas 🎄🎁#proudtobeabulldog A post shared by Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (@nrl_bulldogs) on Dec 17, 2018 at 12:17pm PST

Corey Parker may be too old to run around the football field but he's definitely not too old to sit on Santa's lap.