A photograph from the Daily Herald Archive showing a large Father Christmas statue in Denmark, taken by Associated Press Agency, 11 December 1968.

Tattletale Santa

This huge Santa Claus which presides over this square in Herning, Denmark, isn't content with muttering ho-ho-hos and the usual Santa smalltalk. He has a tape recorder in his stomach and will recount fairy tales for the children from now until Christmas Eve. The Danish Santa was erected recently and boasts a beard of 12 sheepskins.