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Santa Claus is a 
Hardmode / 
pre-Hardmode NPC vendor that arrives after the Frost Legion has been defeated, but only during the Christmas season ( December 15–December 31 / December 1–January 15), after which he dies. He sells many Christmas-themed decorations and vanities during this time.
Santa Claus will defend himself against nearby enemies by throwing baubles.
Items sold
| Item | Cost | Availability
|
|---|---|---|
 Santa Hat
|
15 | Always available. |
 Santa Shirt
|
15 | Always available. |
 Santa Pants
|
15 | Always available. |
 Christmas Tree
|
25 | Always available. |
 Red Light
|
5 | Always available. |
 Green Light
|
5 | Always available. |
 Blue Light
|
5 | Always available. |
 Star Topper 1 |
5 | Always available. |
 Star Topper 2 |
5 | Always available. |
 Star Topper 3 |
5 | Always available. |
 505 Topper |
5 | Always available. |
 Bow Topper |
5 | Always available. |
 White Garland |
5 | Always available. |
 White and Red Garland |
5 | Always available. |
 Red Garland |
5 | Always available. |
 Red and Green Garland |
5 | Always available. |
 Green Garland |
5 | Always available. |
 Green and White Garland |
5 | Always available. |
 Multicolored Bulb |
5 | Always available. |
 Red Bulb |
5 | Always available. |
| Item | Cost | Availability
|
|---|---|---|
 Yellow Bulb |
5 | Always available. |
 Green Bulb |
5 | Always available. |
 Red and Green Bulb |
5 | Always available. |
 Yellow and Green Bulb |
5 | Always available. |
 Red and Yellow Bulb |
5 | Always available. |
 White Bulb |
5 | Always available. |
 White and Red Bulb |
5 | Always available. |
 White and Yellow Bulb |
5 | Always available. |
 White and Green Bulb |
5 | Always available. |
 Multicolored Lights |
5 | Always available. |
 Red Lights |
5 | Always available. |
 Green Lights |
5 | Always available. |
 Blue Lights |
5 | Always available. |
 Yellow Lights |
5 | Always available. |
 Red and Yellow Lights |
5 | Always available. |
 Red and Green Lights |
5 | Always available. |
 Yellow and Green Lights |
5 | Always available. |
 Blue and Green Lights |
5 | Always available. |
 Red and Blue Lights |
5 | Always available. |
 Blue and Yellow Lights |
5 | Always available. |
Quotes
- "Ho ho ho, and a bottle of... Egg Nog!"
- "What? You thought I wasn't real?"
- "Care to bake me some cookies?"
During a Party:
- ""
Tips
- Christmas can be "activated" by setting the device's date to any date within the respective Christmas timespan.
Change the computer's date to any day between December 15th and 31st.- Disconnect from Xbox Live / PSN and change the console time.
- Disconnect from automatic date/time updates and change the time manually. Note that this does not work for some devices.
- Go to "System Settings" and go to "Other Settings, click on "Date and Time", then "Today's Date" and "Current Time" and set the date and time there.
- Go to "System Settings" and go to "System", click on "Date and Time", turn off "Synchronize Clock via Internet" and set the time there.
- If a change of the device's time is undesired, applications like "RunAsDate" (Windows) or faketime (Linux, macOS) allow launching Terraria with a changed time and date.
- Changing the time back to normal will cause him to die at the next sunrise.
- If he is spawned in while it is not Christmas via TShock or similar third-party software, he will die instantly.
Trivia
- Santa Claus sells 39 items at one time, which is more than any other NPC excluding the post-Golem Tavernkeep, who has 40 items available at one time.
- It is not possible to buy back items sold to this NPC since the last item slot cannot hold any sold items.
- In the Console version, he has a description in the housing section saying "A jolly old fellow".
- "Ho ho ho, and a bottle of... Egg Nog!" is a reference to the fictional sea song Dead Man's Chest, originally from Robert Louis Stevenson's adventure novel Treasure Island which was first published in 1883. The song contains the verse "Yo ho ho, and a bottle of rum".
- The Pirate also makes this reference, saying, "Yo ho ho and a bottle of....blinkroots!"
- He has the least number of possible names, having only one.
History
- Desktop 1.3.0.1:
- Now attacks enemies in sight by throwing baubles.
- Sprite updated.
- Desktop 1.2.2: Now sells the Christmas Tree and items to decorate it.
- Desktop 1.1.1: Introduced. Sells Santa Hat, Santa Shirt, Santa Pants, Red Light, Green Light, and Blue Light.
- Console-Release: Introduced.
- Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.
- Mobile 1.2.10061: Santa now requires the Frost Legion to be defeated before he'll spawn.
- Mobile-Release: Introduced.
- 3DS-Release: Introduced.
Characters (List):
Pre-Hardmode Enemies
Common Enemies
- Anomura Fungus
- Antlion
- Bat
- Bee
- Blood Crawler
- Crab
- Crimera
- Demon Eye
- Devourer
- Eater of Souls
- Face Monster
- Fungi Bulb
- Giant Worm
- Granite Elemental
- Granite Golem
- Harpy
- Hoplite
- Hornet
- Jellyfish
- Man Eater
- Meteor Head
- Mushi Ladybug
- Piranha
- Skeleton ()
- Shark (
- Orca
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- Slime
- Snatcher
- Snow Flinx
- Tomb Crawler
- Undead Viking
- Vulture
- Wall Creeper
- Zombie
Uncommon Enemies
Hardmode Enemies
Common Enemies
- Angler Fish
- Angry Trapper
- Arapaima
- Armored Skeleton
- Armored Viking
- Bat
- Black Recluse
- Blood Feeder
- Chaos Elemental ()
- Clinger
- Corruptor
- Derpling
- Digger
- Floaty Gross
- Gastropod ()
- Giant Fungi Bulb
- Giant Tortoise (
- Ice
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- Herpling
- Ice Elemental
- Ichor Sticker
- Icy Merman
- Jellyfish
- Jungle Creeper
- Moss Hornet
- Pigron
- Pixie
- Possessed Armor
- Skeleton Archer
- Slime
- Unicorn
- Wandering Eye
- Werewolf
- Wraith
- Wolf
Uncommon Enemies
Event Enemies
Vortex
Stardust
Removed NPCs
Bosses
Pre-Hardmode
Critters
Terrestrial
Aerial
Friendly NPCs
Pre-Hardmode
- Pirate
- Truffle
- Wizard
- Steampunker
- Tax Collector
- Cyborg
- Santa Claus
- Princess
Removed NPCs
Familiars
- Alien Skater
- Baby Dinosaur
- Baby Eater
- Baby Face Monster
- Baby Grinch
- Baby Hornet
- Baby Imp
- Baby Ogre
- Baby Penguin
- Baby Red Panda
- Baby Skeletron Head
- Baby Snowman
- Baby Truffle
- Baby Werewolf
- Black Cat
- Bunny
- Cursed Sapling
- Destroyer-Lite
- Dynamite Kitten
- Eater of Worms
- Estee
- Everscream Sapling
- Eyeball Spring
- Fennec Fox
- Flying Piggy Bank
- Glittery Butterfly
- Hoardragon
- Honey Bee
- Ice Queen
- Itsy Betsy
- Lil' Harpy
- Lizard
- Mini Minotaur
- Mini Prime
- Moonling
- Parrot
- Phantasmal Dragon
- Plantera Seedling
- Plantero
- Puppy
- Propeller Gato
- Rez and Spaz
- Sapling
- Shadow Mimic
- Shark Pup
- Skeletron Jr.
- Slime Prince
- Slime Princess
- Spider
- Spider Brain
- Squashling
- Sugar Glider
- Suspicious Eye
- Tiki Spirit
- Turtle
- Tiny Fishron
- Void Bag
- Volt Bunny
- Zephyr Fish
- Bat
- Guinea Pig
- Slime
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