I don't know how to break this to you CL - maybe you need a strong drink too - but the guy behind your house is an impostor!
Santa Claus has been here for almost 1000 years after being kidnaped by some local syndicates who made the Turks "an offer they couldn't refuse"! He decided to holiday in Moscow this Summer (and it seems he's quite popular up there) - I blame global warming! After almost 1000 years he probably needed a holiday though.
Here's a sneak shot I got of him on his way to Moscow in May (don't you just dig his luggage!):