Le Père Noël dans tous ses états (en images)

A man dressed as Santa Claus waves to the crowd as he water skis on the Potomac River in Alexandria, Virginia, on Christmas Eve December 24, 2015. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque – RTX200BI

People dressed as Santa Claus perform next to a wax statue of Taylor Swift during a Madame Tussauds’ unveiling ceremony on Christmas eve in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, December 24, 2015. REUTERS/Darley Shen CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA – RTX200U4

People dressed as Santa Claus throw their hats in the air during a Christmas charity event in central Seoul, South Korea, December 24, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji – RTX1ZYJX

A man dressed as Father Frost, equivalent of Santa Claus, gives a present to a boy on the eve of Christmas in a burn unit of a hospital in Minsk, Belarus December 24, 2015. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY – RTX1ZZ2P

Tourists wearing Santa hats and Australian flag-inspired bikinis walk along Sydney’s Bondi Beach as they celebrate Christmas Day, December 25, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Reed – RTX200M6

A window cleaner dressed as Santa Claus pose for photographers as he cleans a glass window at an event to celebrate the upcoming Christmas at a shopping mall in Tokyo December 24, 2015. REUTERS/Issei Kato – RTX1ZYGW

A zookeeper wearing a Santa Claus costume feeds apple to a palm civet at the Ueno zoological garden in Tokyo on December 24, 2015. The event was part of an annual Christmas gifts attraction. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO / AFP / YOSHIKAZU TSUNO

A homeless man dressed as Santa Claus sleeps on the ground during unseasonably warm weather on Christmas eve in the Manhattan borough of New York December 24, 2015. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri – RTX200LU

A diver dressed in a Santa Claus costume swims with sardines during a promotional event for Christmas « Sardines Feeding Show with Santa Claus » at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea, December 9, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY – RTX1XU8P

A member of the Langland Board Surfers group takes part in a Surfing Santa competition at Langland Bay in Gower, Wales, December 19, 2015. REUTERS/Rebecca Naden TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY – RTX1ZDPA