Meeting Santa Claus

We travel to the Arctic Circle where Santa lives. Receiving hundreds of thousands of letters per year from children around the world, Hamish is after an explanation for a letter he sent many years ago.

Hamish enjoyed his chat with Santa and Andy just wants to snuggle into that glorious white beard

Andy waits outside while Hamish has a private chat with Santa

Time for Hamish to take his letter to Santa...

It's amazing to see the contrast what kids want in Eastern countries compared with Western ones

Last Christmas (2011) Santa received about 550,000 letters

At Christmas time Santa can get about 32,000 letters per day

Santa's helpers with some of the letters

It's Christmas every day in Santa town!

Santa Claus has so far received about 15,500,000 letters from 198 different countries.

Hamish has unfinished business with Santa; he never responded to this childhood letter!

Santa's neighbourhood

Rudolf?

This Reindeer must of seen Andy's Reindeer hat from

Andy may of found a girlfriend without Ultimate Wingman?

THAT'S how a Reindeer scratches its head

Santa's peeps

Elves can make fires

Meeting Santa town locals

A real Elf!

Reindeer just hang out around these parts

Gap Year past and present

Fun face fur

Bear man

Laplandy

Head warmer shopping

Old fashioned photoshop

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Euro Gap Year, Thursday 8pm on Channel 9.

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