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HIMMELPFORT, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 16: A man dressed up as Santa Claus rides a bicycle on November 16, 2007 in Himmelpfort (Heaven's Gate), near Berlin, Germany. Traditionnally, Santa Claus answers over 270,000 letters a year received from children all over the world. The project is sponsored by the German postal service. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

HIMMELPFORT, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 16:  A man dressed up as Santa Claus rides a bicycle on November 16, 2007 in Himmelpfort (Heaven's Gate), near Berlin, Germany.  Traditionnally, Santa Claus answers over 270,000 letters a year received from children all over the world. The project is sponsored by the German postal service.  (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)