History Main / StillBelievesInSanta

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* In Creator/StanFreberg's "Christmas Series/{{Dragnet}}" parody record from 1953, Joe Wednesday and his partner Frank Jones (both of whom believe in Santa) bring in a man named Grudge (who doesn't) and try to convert him.

* ''ComicStrip/{{Crabgrass}}'': Miles, at age 9, still believes in Santa, proven when [[https://www.gocomics.com/crabgrass/2021/12/01 he suggests Kevin should ask Santa]] for a Ninento 16 after Kevin's mom refused. Kevin treats it as a joke first, but [[MyGodYouAreSerious soon realizes Miles honestly means it]].

* ''Film/{{Elf}}'': Buddy is an adult {{Manchild}} with a Pollyannaish personality who still believes in Santa, which is played as a weird quirk. The plot of the film involves Buddy trying to get the rest of the adult world to renew their belief in Santa. {{Justified}}, as Santa is Buddy's adoptive father, so he knows for sure that Santa exists.

'''Trisha''': Oh...they try to tell me every year. But every year, I come back, and look who's here!
-->-- ''WebAnimation/TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool''

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* In ''VideoGame/AllunaAndBrie'', Max, who happens to be a ditzy idiot (if a really good cop), reveals that she still believes that Santa brings presents every Christmas Eve while [[ItMakesSenseInContext trapped in a magic lamp over Christmas]]. When everyone else points out that Santa doesn't exist, Max is devastated. However, the sequel to ''VisualNovel/MaxsBigBustACaptainNekoraiTale'', which continues this story, reveals that [[spoiler:Santa is indeed real, though not quite the same as the legend.]]
* Yukiho Hagiwara in ''VideoGame/TheIdolmaster'' is revealed to still believe in Santa at age 16. There is another scene where Chihaya, age 15, is implied to believe in Santa but given the context it's possible she was joking.
* ''VideoGame/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSideStory'': ''The Page I Write On This Holy Night'' reveals that TheIngenue Ren Isuzu still believes in Santa Claus despite being 15 years old.
* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'': In the briefing file about NORAD, it is revealed that Big Boss, despite being a badass SuperSoldier, still believes Santa exists and refuses to listen to Huey's reason.
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Well, not this guy. This character still believes in Santa Claus well past the age children usually outgrow this belief (at least in their mid-to-late teens, some examples even involve grown adults). This is meant to mark them as innocent, childish, or even delusional in some way; it can also bolster existing ManChild/KiddieKid or CloudCuckooLander characterization. They may get made fun of for this belief, so some may move past it over the course of the story.

Well, not this guy. This character still believes in Santa Claus well past the age children usually outgrow this belief (at least in their mid-to-late teens, some examples even involve grown adults). This is meant to mark them as innocent, childish, or even delusional in some way; it can also bolster existing ManChild or CloudCuckooLander characterization. They may get made fun of for this belief, so some may move past it over the course of the story.

* Exaggerated in ''WesternAnimation/TrollsTheBeatGoesOn''. In the episode "Marshtato Fairy", it's shown that, as a standard for Troll society, every Troll believes in their entire life about the existence of a titular Marshtato Fairy character, who is responsible for the supposed annual Marshtato harvest. The only Troll to have known the truth behind the myth thus far was Branch, but he didn't decide to tell it in order to not ruin the Trolls' life.

* In the ''Literature/Bert_Diaries'' books, Lill-Erik still believes in the Easter Bunny despite being well into his teens. What's more, he lives in fear of it. Every Easter he refuses to go outside for fear of running into the Easter Bunny in a dark alley.

* In the ''Literature/{{Bert_Diaries}}'' books, Lill-Erik still believes in the Easter Bunny despite being well into his teens. What's more, he lives in fear of it. Every Easter he refuses to go outside for fear of running into the Easter Bunny in a dark alley.

* ''WesternAnimation/ParadisePD'': Oafish {{manchild}} loser Dusty (who is a cop) thinks Santa is real.

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'': When Martian Manhunter spends Christmas with the Kents, he learns that Superman (an otherwise mature ''superhero'') genuinely believes Santa Claus is the one who wraps his presents in lead (so he can't see through them with X-Ray vision). This is an indicator of Clark's down-home wholesomeness as a person.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' Christmas special "Yes Mikey, Santa Does Shave," sensitive GentleGiant Mikey is the only fourth grader, or at least the only one in his group of friends, who not only still believes in Santa, but still thinks the "Santas" who show up at malls and other public events are the real deal. After he learns the truth about the latter, he loses his belief in Santa altogether and becomes depressed, but in the end it turns out that [[SantasExistaenceClause Santa is]] RealAfterAll.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' Christmas special "Yes Mikey, Santa Does Shave," sensitive GentleGiant Mikey is the only fourth grader, or at least the only one in his group of friends, who not only still believes in Santa, but still thinks the "Santas" who show up at malls and other public events are the real deal. After he learns the truth about the latter, he loses his belief in Santa altogether and becomes depressed, but in the end it turns out that [[SantaExistenceClause Santa is]] RealAfterAll.

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* ''WesternAnimation/GrandmaGotRunOverByAReindeer'': Both Grandma Spankenheimer and her grandson, Jake, believe the big Christmas man is real despite the cynical nature of the rest of the family (the grandpa is implied to believe too, but his senility make it hard to tell). This ends up helping Jake find his grandmother since his letter to Santa the following year asking to find her shows Santa someone in Citiville still believes in him. And coincidentally enough, it allows them to finally put a name to said Grandmother who lost her memory after, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Santa accidentally ran her over]] and Santa had to take her to the North Pole to treat her injuries.