You'd have thought he'd be busy making last minute preparations for tonight - but this surveillance footage shows Santa is still finding time to fight crime.Police in Sicilly say this footage shows a policeman arresting a suspected mafia member who was collecting protection money from a shopkeeper.
The video - shot with hidden cameras - shows the alleged mobster going into the store and taking money from the cashier.
But as he walks out and to his car he is jumped on by undercover officer, and one in a less inconspicuous red Santa costume.
So far police haven't explained why the officers was dressed as Santa. By which we obviously mean (if any kids are reading this), police haven't explained why Santa was helping them out.
According to the Carabinieri the shopkeeper has been paying the Santapaola mafia family around £220 per month for the past 10 years.