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It's been a rough year for Santa Claus. Best Buy has been running those ads from Crispin Porter + Bogusky saying the old man better watch his back. SantaCon NYC started off nicely enough, but quickly deteriorated into a drunken mess. And one criminally bad Santa reportedly thought date-rape drugs were the best way to spread holiday cheer. Ho ho ho?
Now, Unicef adds to Santa's malaise with a new spot out of Sweden that focuses on the big man's dirty little secret: Many children in poorer parts of the world won't be getting any presents this year, because Santa skips those places entirely.
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