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VerenceVerence Posts: 104,590
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1) Maybe he's an alien who thinks he's Santa

2) Maybe he's one of those robots who dressed like Santa and appeared in two of the previous Christmas

3) Maybe he's a fake Santa created by the aliens who featured in the trailer and looked to me like naked Ice Warriors
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 529
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    Maybe he is a timelord :-o
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    VerenceVerence Posts: 104,590
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    Cel1084 wrote: »
    Maybe he is a timelord :-o

    The Rani!!!! :D
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    LivingDestinyLivingDestiny Posts: 714
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    The Eleventh Doctor was friends with him so they already know each other. Whether Moffat chooses to accept his own canon we shall see :D
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 529
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    Verence wrote: »
    The Rani!!!! :D
    Yes it was obvious the only reason the master was brought back as a woman was so that The Rani could be brought back as The Santa.... :-o.
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    chattswhochattswho Posts: 193
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    Or its the master reborn
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 255
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    Verence wrote: »
    The Rani!!!! :D

    Shush. :D
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    Kane_SmithKane_Smith Posts: 159
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    We all should know him as Jeff! :D keep the faith hahahaha
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    doctor blue boxdoctor blue box Posts: 7,341
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    Whatever happens, nick frost playing santa seems like a brilliant piece of casting
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    James FrederickJames Frederick Posts: 53,184
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    Maybe he is Santa

    It is a kids show after all so I doubt they will question his existence.
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    TheSilentFezTheSilentFez Posts: 11,103
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    Some minor spoilers here: http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/2014-christmas-special-plot-hints-68617.htm

    My speculation:
    If it's about dreaming and about what's real and what's not, my guess is that the Christmas special will be about the Doctor and Clara realising that they didn't depart on the best of notes. The episode will probably serve as Jenna Coleman's last episode and give her a proper farewell without both parties lying to each other. It will probably be left ambiguous as to whether Santa is real or some kind of hallucination.
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    Sufyaan_KaziSufyaan_Kazi Posts: 3,862
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    Cel1084 wrote: »
    Maybe he is a timelord :-o

    Digging this, he knew that the Doctor and Clara were lying to each other, he clearly has a magical IPad like Missy too :)
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    dhdefenderdhdefender Posts: 155
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    Santa is of course an anagram of Satan....
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    DogmatixDogmatix Posts: 2,292
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    Who was that in the Santa costume, anyway? I mean the actor...
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    James FrederickJames Frederick Posts: 53,184
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    Dogmatix wrote: »
    Who was that in the Santa costume, anyway? I mean the actor...

    Nick Frost

    Good name for a Santa really both names to
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    DogmatixDogmatix Posts: 2,292
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    James Frederick wrote: »
    Nick Frost

    Good name for a Santa really both names too

    Thanks. Couldn't quite place him.
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    KoquillionKoquillion Posts: 1,905
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    Santa Claus or Father Christmas?? They are, or were, very different beings(?)/creations(?)/concepts(?)/characters (probably go for that one!)
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    garbage456garbage456 Posts: 8,225
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    James Frederick wrote: »
    Maybe he is Santa

    It is a kids show after all so I doubt they will question his existence.

    Doctor who is NOT a kids show. Kissing aliens lesbiabs. Graves. Dead people blood. Soup brains. The mummy.
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    garbage456garbage456 Posts: 8,225
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    Duplicate
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    James FrederickJames Frederick Posts: 53,184
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    garbage456 wrote: »
    Doctor who is NOT a kids show. Kissing aliens lesbiabs. Graves. Dead people blood. Soup brains. The mummy.

    It has been a kids show since 1963 and none of that is really adult
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    big brother 9big brother 9 Posts: 18,153
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    Have they proven he exists? Bloody heck I've got some explaining to do to my 10 year old.
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    Granny McSmithGranny McSmith Posts: 19,622
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    Well, at least Santa wasn't female.

    Though I'm surprised that some of the posters on here aren't up in arms about that. Did they audition men and women for the part and then choose the best actor, as we are always told should be the case? If not, why not?
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    Pull2OpenPull2Open Posts: 15,138
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    Most likely a gimmicky character played entirely for laughs.
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    James FrederickJames Frederick Posts: 53,184
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    Granny McSmith wrote: »
    Well, at least Santa wasn't female.

    Though I'm surprised that some of the posters on here aren't up in arms about that. Did they audition men and women for the part and then choose the best actor, as we are always told should be the case? If not, why not?

    Well there is this poem about Santa which covers this
    Dear Mr. Slater, Dear Girls, Dear Boys,
    Once a storywriter caught me bringing you toys.
    The year he spied me opening my sack,
    My skin was white, my boots were black.
    You probably know how that story goes . . .

    I laid a finger aside my nose?
    All these years, needlessly,
    That story worries children who don’t have a chimney.

    All year long I listen to the news,
    Read people’s thoughts, see people’s views.
    At the end of the year, when I see what’s needed most,
    I take that shape, like a Christmas ghost.

    I can pass through keyholes, windows and locks,
    Apartment buildings, hospitals, tents, and trailer lots.

    One year I used a wheelchair in place of my sleigh,
    Once I was blind and had to feel my way.

    It’s hard to understand when I don’t leave a toy:
    You can’t unwrap a gift like hope or health or joy.

    My skin has been black, white, yellow, red, brown;
    My eyes have been slanted, crossed, and round.
    Sometimes I have been a she:
    All these things are a part of me.

    You may not believe all this is true,
    But that’s okay, boys and girls, because . . .
    I believe in you.
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    KoquillionKoquillion Posts: 1,905
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    They should have got Tom Baker to play Father Christmas, his voice would be great and he's certainly got the belly!
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    mrprossermrprosser Posts: 2,283
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    James Frederick wrote: »
    It has been a kids show since 1963 and none of that is really adult

    No it hasn't. It has been a family entertainment show since 1963 (because family entertainment gets a bigger budget than children's TV)
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