Santas Around the World Surfing Santas gather at Cocoa Beach, Fla. for George Trosset's annual <a href="http://http://touch.orlandosentinel.com/#section/1228/">Christmas Eve surfing event</a>, Dec. 24, 2013. Gary W. Green/Orlando Sentinel

Santas Around the World Santa Claus feeds a shark in the aquarium of Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Dec. 11, 2013. Jaime Reina/AFP/Getty Images

Santas Around the World Santa Claus cheers during a ceremony for the Christmas tree lighting at Beirut Souks, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Dec. 6, 2013. Hussein Malla/AP Photo

Santas Around the World More than a dozen Santa Clauses ride their motorcycles to meet with and hand out stuffed animals to children in York, Pa., Dec. 7, 2013. York Daily Record/AP Photo

Santas Around the World A group of Santas exchange Christmas gifts on the Sydney Tower Eye Skywalk, Dec. 2, 2013, to launch Santa's highest grotto. The enclosed observation deck, which is 268 meters above street level, has been transformed into an enchanted Christmas wonderland, giving children and adults alike the chance to meet Santa. Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images

Santas Around the World Santa Claus and Grumpy Cat attend the Celebrity Internet Cat Super Group holiday event at Capitol Records Tower, Dec. 10, 2013, in Los Angeles. Amanda Edwards/Getty Images

Santas Around the World An Israeli Santa Claus is seen, Dec. 8, 2013, as locals prepare for Christmas in Tel Aviv, Israel. Christianity is one of the recognized religions in Israel and is practiced by more than 150,000 Israeli citizens (about 2.1% of the population). Uriel Sinai/Getty Images

Santas Around the World Santa Claus, along with President Barack Obama and the First Family, concludes the National Christmas tree lighting on the Ellipse, in Washington on Dec. 6, 2013. Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post/Getty Images

Santas Around the World Runners take part in the charity fund-raising "Santa Run" in Victoria Park, north London, Dec. 8, 2013. Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images

Santas Around the World Santa Claus speaks from a window in the town hall in Weimar, Germany, Dec. 10, 2013. Every year the windows of the town hall are turned into a giant Advent calendar. Newscom

Santas Around the World Santa Claus skates on an ice rink across from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Dec. 12, 2013. Jacky Naegelen/Reuters