Santa Claus Is Having a Midlife Crisis in Funny Norwegian Postal Service Commercial

I’ve got an amusing Christmas commercial for the Norwegian Postal Service for you to watch today. It’s titled Posten - Santa, and in it we see Santa Claus going through a mid-life crisis.

Santa feels that society doesn’t really care about him anymore. He feels like he’s out of date and old-fashioned. No one wants to sit in his lap, night home intruders aren’t welcome, and they like to track their packages with apps.

So, Santa talks about his feelings and shares his anxieties with a psychotherapist. The ad was directed by Matias & Mathias and produced by Bacon, and it’s quite entertaining. Enjoy!

Client: The Norwegian Postal Service Production Company: Bacon Agency: POL Oslo Directors: Matias & Mathias DOP: Andreas Bjørseth EP: Audun Lyngholm Wittenberg Post Producer: Eli Mari Sandal VFX Producer: Øystein Dyb Production Manager: Vittoria Røkke Passalacqua Coordinator: Pernille Skipperud 1st AD: Robert Diment Composer: John Erik Kaada Sound Design: Andreas Waag Martinsen Editor: Patrick Larsgaard Colorist: Julien Alary VFX: Ola Jacob Nestande Online: Markus Tangre Production Designer: Sunniva Rostad Costumes: Elnaz Gargari, Irene Skar Hair & Make-up: Asta Hafthorsdottir, Ida Astero Welle Stunts: Kai Kolstad Rødseth, Otta Tangstad SFX: Rune Andersen Casting: Merete Vold, Elisabeth Bekkevard 2nd Unit Producer Iceland: Thorsteinn Magnusson 2nd Unit DOP Iceland: Arni Filippus