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Father Christmas is a busy man, unsurprisingly, when it gets towards his big day.

When he's not getting the elves to prep all the presents and making sure his reindeer are well kept, he's popping up all over the place to make sure he's heard what's on the Christmas lists of all the children.

With these tight deadlines and busy schedule, it can get tough sometimes.

And it seems like it all got a little too much - in Wales of all places.

While Santa was visiting Aberdare, police wanted a word with him, and somebody can be heard shouting "Santa's being arrested".

Jade Hughes, from Maerdy, who was at the event told WalesOnline: “There were a lot tears. People couldn’t believe it actually happened. My four-year-old cousin started crying saying, 'Santa can’t bring me toys now'.”

It ended up with the festive fellow feeling a little less than festive as he ended up in the back of a police riot van.

We can only assume that it's a misunderstanding and all will be fine before Christmas Eve.