While we grew up hearing about Santa and his wife, Mrs Claus, living in a North Pole Utopia, Norway has changed the concept entirely with a commercial that stars a gay Santa Claus.
A 375-year-old postal service, Posten Norge, released their version of a Christmas commercial dubbed “When Harry met Santa” that features Santa Claus getting a boyfriend.
This four-minute clip features a man going downstairs to get a glass of water in the middle of the night, and catches a someone putting presents under his tree.
The pair exchange stares and Santa leaves. The next three and a half minutes revolves around Harry being with his family, and each time Santa comes to visit, he gets sad when he has to leave.
One year, he sends a letter to the North Pole, which reads “All I want for Christmas is you”, and waits for Santa. Someone else then delivers the presents to the door, to Harry’s dismay. But then he sees Santa who says: “Well, I arranged some help this year so I can be with you,” and the two embrace.
People took to Twitter to thank Norway for this “strong and moving message of inclusion celebrating 50 years since the decriminalization of homosexuality”.
Watch it here:
Picture: Screenshot from YouTube / Posten Norge