Deathdrop,
Yautja,
14 years ago
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"
- Arthur C. Clarke
For starters, it is very likely that the being known variously as "Santa," "Father Christmas," and "Kris Kringle," (among many others) is an immortal being (extradimensional or extraterrestrial seem the most likely origins) Sightings of him date back to certain portrayals of the Norse godhead Odin, and he was probably active before that. With this in mind, many of the supposedly impossible feats performed by Santa become surprisingly plausible.
For example, a great deal of fuss is made over the supposed inability of of one man to deliver gifts to every household on Earth in only a few hours. This stems from the common portrayal of his vehicle as a mere sleigh pulled by flying Reindeer. This is, of course, ridiculous. Santa’s craft, being of extraterrestrial origin, is an incomprehensibly-advanced vehicle capable of superluminal travel. In other words, it occupies every point in the universe simultaneously, and is thus capable of appearing anywhere. Hitting every house on the planet in only a few seconds would be a simple task with such technology.
As for the “Reindeer,” this is simply a case of mistaken identity. Just as Santa himself maintains various humanoid disguises, the creatures (creature?) that power his craft appear as Reindeer (or various other animals) to human eyes. In reality, whatever being operates this craft is not likely native to this dimension. Without the disguise, the mere sight of such a creature would profoundly disturb 3 dimensional beings such as humans.
Another source of controversy is Santa’s contingent of elves (or Krampus, Zwarte Piet, or any of the other “helper” figures) and how they create the various gifts with limited resources. This is easily explained through genetic engineering: these beings are probably biomechanical creatures capable of manipulating advanced nanotechnology in order to create anything they require. These Machine-Elves probably live in a hive-structure similar (though far more advanced) to ants or bees. The ones in charge of building toys are the worker chaste, and the Krampus represent the warrior chaste. One need look no further than the stories of “Mrs. Claus” to find the Queen organism.
Finally, much is made of the workshop in the North Pole (or Denmark, or any of the myriad places it is said to reside.) When one considers the level of technology at Santa’s disposal (perception manipulation, FTL travel, taming 5D organisms, picotechnology, genetically engineering hive-minded “elves”) it is not hard to realize that Santa’s abode lies outside normal space-time. With all this in mind, the truth of Santa’s existence becomes impossible to deny.
And for you wiseasses who want to know “how does he get away with making PS3’s and stuff when that’s copyrighted?” re-read the above essay and think: If you were the CEO of one of these companies, would YOU fuck with that thing?