christmas

... but you really need to stop.

Check out the bright(er) side of Christmas right here!

Remember: never, ever, EVER say "Merry Christmas." It's "Happy holidays." Always.

First, Santa Claus is a fictional character. He can be any ethnicity you want him to be. Second, Santa Claus is based off of a real person: St. Nicholas, a man from modern-day southwestern Turkey. Not exactly the pale-faced Scandinavian you had in mind.