Ageing Santa gets $100,000 facelift for Christmas (Reuters)

20. November 2009, 8:04 UhrWeird NewsYahoo! News: Oddly Enough - ReutersComments Off

Bandages cover the face of a 20-metre (66ft) tall statue of Santa Claus in downtown Auckland November 19, 2009. The 49-year-old statue, which is placed on the busy corner every year, has undergone a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) makeover which will be revealed on Sunday. REUTERS/Fairfax NZ/John SelkirkReuters - A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) face-lift in the run-up to Christmas so that his aging face does not scare children.