Jokes and Santa Facts

Jokes and Santa facts!

Santa says 

"One of my little helpers, Elf Sam, at the bus company has put together some fun facts and jokes about me,

Cheeky Elf Sam!

I hope you enjoy these and share them with your family and friends".

 Santa Jokes:

  • Why are Christmas Trees bad at knitting?
    They always drop their needles!
     
  • What does Santa suffer from if he gets stuck in a chimney?
    Claus-trophobia!
     
  • What do snowmen eat for breakfast?
    Ice crispies.
     
  • Where does Santa stay on his holidays?
    At a ho-ho-ho-tel.
     
  • How much did Santa pay for his sleigh?
    Nothing - it was on the house!
     
  • What does Santa do when his reindeer fly too fast?
    Holds on for deer life!
     
  • What do you get if you cross a duck with Santa?
    A Christmas quacker!
     
  • Why did the Christmas tree get on the Santa Bus?
    It wanted to branch out!
     
  • Why does Santa love travelling on his Santa bus?
    Because it’s tree-mendously festive!
     
  • What did Santa say when the Santa Bus arrived?
    That’s just the ticket!

Want to know more about Santa Claus?

  • On March 15th 2026, Santa celebrated his 1,755th Birthday!
  • Santa and Mrs Claus have been married for over 200 years! This means he was single for more than 1500 years!
  • Santa Claus is known by many different names around the world, such as ‘Papa Noel’ in Spanish, 'Weihnachtsmann' in Germany, and 'Joulupukki' in Finland
  • It is thought that Santa's sleigh needs to travel at 1,800 miles per second in order to visit all the children in the world on Christmas eve. We asked Santa if this is true and he said 'Speed is not the same on my sleigh. All you need to know is that it's powered by Christmas magic"
  • Santa has been visiting children in department stores and shopping centres for nearly 130 years! The tradition was born in America in 1890.
  • Santa always had 8 reindeer Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen.
  • Rudolph is now his ninth reindeer after he was added to Santa’s reindeer team on one Christmas Eve during a bad snowstorm.  Santa’s 8 reindeer could not see to fly through the storm.  Rudolph with his glowing red nose lit the way for Santa’s sleigh and so now goes out with them every Christmas Eve
  • Rudolph the Red Nosed reindeer is thought to be 87 years old.
  • Santa Claus and Mrs Claus do not have any children, but they are thought to look after around 110,000 elves! 

 Finally 

Did you know you can track Santa’s journey around the globe on Christmas Eve: Check out the Google Santa Tracker