Screaming kids and beard selfies: Readers share 75 years of best Santa photos

Readers submitted their favorite Santa photos, including decades-old classics and a few unhappy (but hilarious) moments.

December 26, 2016 at 2:25PM

Santa's been making lists and checking them twice in the Twin Cities since at least the 1930s. We got proof of that when we asked readers to send in their out-of-the-ordinary photos with the jolly old fellow. And, we're guessing, kids have been afraid of him for just as long.

One thing's for sure: From tears and pouts to hugs and high-fives, Santa rolls with whatever little boys and girls throw his way, earning him a permanent place on everyone's nice list.

This is the closest Matthew Danielson of White Bear Lake could get daughter Corinne to Santa.[focus122516
This is the closest Matthew Danielson of White Bear Lake could get daughter Corinne to Santa. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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