US-HOLIDAY-SURFING-SANTA [En fotos: Surfing Santa (a Irene le encanta)]

Surfing Santa, Michael Pless, 62, catches a wave at Seal Beach , south of Los Angeles, on December 21, 2012 in California. Pless, who 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. BROWNFrederic J. BROWN