The Santa summit ignored Turkey

"It’s a fact: he comes from Greenland," said Kurt Flemming, chairman of the 40th annual Father Christmas World Congress.

Greenland’s delegate quashed rival claims to the title with the argument: "We have lots and lots of reindeer in Greenland. Didn’t you know that?" But Finnish Lapland, traditional rival for the title, was not present.

The Santa summit also ignored historical evidence rooting the tradition in Turkey, where a 4th century Christian saint, Nicholas of Myra, helped the needy.

After their debate, the delegates paraded through Copenhagen to the strains of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.