Newspaper Claims Santa Claus Has Died, Quickly Apologizes

*Those of us who love Christmas are taking a serious hit this season.

First, Starbucks strips their ubiquitous cups of snowflakes and snowmen. Then, Reese’s takes a veritable dump on their peanut butter trees.

Now, perhaps the ultimate blow: a newspaper publishes an erroneous obituary declaring Santa Claus is dead at the tender age of 226.

The crucifix-laden obit ran in Aftenposten, Norway’s second largest newspaper. According to it, “Father Christmas,” the same figure as the American Santa Claus, died December 3 in Nordkapp, located in northern Norway. Mr. Kringle’s funeral was to have been held on December 28, the obituary stated. The cause of death was unknown.

Read more at EURThisNthat.

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