Surfing Santa, Michael Pless, 62, gives a push to a young student, Damen Daugherty, 5, at Seal Beach, south of Los Angeles, on December 21, 2012 in California. Pless, who also runs a surfing school, has been dressing up as Santa Claus and taking to the waves in costume since the 1990’s, sometimes joined by his wife Jill in a Mrs. Claus outfit. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)