Canadian man arrested after telling kids at Christmas parade Santa isn't real

A Canadian man is surely on the "naughty list" this year after telling children Santa isn’t real at a holiday parade.

According to an article in the Toronto Star, a 24-year-old man was arrested in the Canadian town of Kingston in mid-November after telling children at an annual Santa Claus parade that old St. Nick doesn't exist.

“It was pretty despicable that someone, during this time of the year, would tell kids Santa isn’t real — which of course we would argue,” Const. Steve Koopman told the Toronto Star .

The man, whose name was not released by police, reportedly gelled his hair in manner that made it appear as though "devil horns" were protruding from his head.

The man faces charges of causing a disturbance by being drunk and breach of probation.