Santa Claus

Santa Claus
Character Information
Nickname(s)	St. Nick Kris Kringle Father Christmas
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Likes	Christmas Giving out presents Cookies and milk
Dislikes	Naughty Children
Favourite Song	Great Big Man In Red Let's Clap Hands for Santa Claus Rockin' Santa! Go Santa Go S.A.N.T.A.
First appearance	Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
Latest appearance	The Sound of Christmas
Catchphrase	"Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas!"
Years active	1996–present

Santa Claus is a traditional Christmas figure who has appeared in various Wiggles videos and end-of-year live tours.

Appearances

• Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
• The Wiggly Big Show
• Yule Be Wiggling
• Santa's Rockin'!
• LIVE Hot Potatoes!
• The Wiggles Show! (concert footage only)
• Wiggledancing! Live in Concert
• The Wiggles Big, Big Show!
• Dorothy the Dinosaur Meets Santa Claus
• Dorothy the Dinosaur's Rockin' Christmas
• It's Always Christmas With You!
• Go Santa Go!
• Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas!
• Fruit Salad TV ("Christmas Special" only)
• The Sound of Christmas

Performers

Costume Actors

• Jonathan Mill (Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas)
• Cameron Lewis (The Wiggly Big Show)
• Paul Field (The Wiggly Big Show (backstage prologue only), 25th Anniversary reunion concert)
• Ben Murray (Yule Be Wiggling (uncredited), 2006 and 2008 (live shows))
• Franco Torrelli (Santa's Rockin'!, LIVE Hot Potatoes! (uncredited))
• John Martin (2007 live concerts)
• Simon Pryce (Dorothy the Dinosaur Meets Santa Claus (bonus live-action clips), Dorothy the Dinosaur's Rockin' Christmas)
• Adrian Quinnell (It's Always Christmas With You!)
• Nick Hutchinson (2012-2013, live shows)
• Bert Newton (Go Santa Go!)
• Dominic Field (2014-present, live shows and The Sound of Christmas)
• Douglas McFarland (Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas!)
• Callum Hendry-Hodsdon ("Christmas Carols and Kids Holiday Songs", some parts of The Sound of Christmas)
• Zane Powell (2023-present, live shows)
• Michael King (2024, portions of the Wiggle & Learn Big Show live tour)

Voice Talents

• Anthony Field (Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas, "Christmas Special" (singing voice only))
• Paul Field (The Wiggly Big Show, LIVE Hot Potatoes!, It's Always Christmas With You! (speaking voice only))
• Paul Paddick (2000-present)
• Sam Moran (concert footage from series two of The Wiggles Show!)
• Simon Pryce (Dorothy the Dinosaur Meets Santa Claus and Dorothy the Dinosaur's Rockin' Christmas)
• Bert Newton (Go Santa Go!)
• Dominic Field ("Christmas Special", speaking voice only)
• Callum Hendry-Hodsdon ("Christmas Carols and Kids Holiday Songs", "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" only)

Gallery

Santa (Paul Field) backstage with Anthony during The Wiggly Big Show.

Santa (Franco Torrelli) doing a handstand in Santa's Rockin'!

Santa and his reindeer onstage during the Santa's Rockin! tour.

Santa (Ben Murray) in The Wiggles Big, Big Show!

Illustrated version of Santa in Dorothy the Dinosaur Meets Santa Claus.

Santa (Simon Pryce) in the music video for "Dorothy's On Santa's Sleigh".

Santa performing live during the 2011 "Big Birthday" tour.

Santa (Bert Newton) in Go Santa Go!

Santa (Dominic Field) dancing during the Fruit Salad TV Christmas Special.

Santa (Callum Hendry-Hodsdon) in "Christmas Carols and Kids Holiday Songs".

Characters Main Characters The Wiggles (current) Anthony Wiggle (since 1991) • Lachy Wiggle (since 2013) • Tsehay Wiggle (since 2021) • Simon Wiggle (since 2013) The Wiggles (secondary) Evie Wiggle (since 2021) • Lucia Wiggle (since 2022) • Caterina Wiggle (since 2022) • John Wiggle (since 2021) The Wiggles (former) Murray Wiggle (1991-2012) • Jeff Wiggle (1991-2012) • Greg Wiggle (1991-2006; 2012) • Phillip Wiggle (1991-1992) • Sam Wiggle (2006-2012) • Emma Wiggle (2013-2021) • Kelly Wiggle (secondary; 2021-2022) The Wiggly Friends Dorothy the Dinosaur (since 1991) • Henry the Octopus (since 1992) • Captain Feathersword (since 1993) • Wags the Dog (since 1995) • Shirley Shawn the Unicorn (since 2019) Supporting Characters Officer Beaples (1997-2000, 2006, 2013-present) • Bok the Hand Puppet (since 2021) • Paloma the Mermaid (since 2021) • The Tree of Wisdom (since 2022) • Buddy (since 2024) Minor Characters Flora Door (1999-2000, 2021) • Hot-Pots The Oven (1999-2006, 2023) • Foodman (1998, 2004, 2009, 2023) • Foodgirl (2023) • Fiona The Circus Leader (2010) • The Little Wiggles (1997, 1999, 2005-2006, 2015, 2017, 2020) • Magdalena the Mermaid (2002, 2006, 2020) • Professor Singalottasonga (1999, 2005-2006) • Ringo the Ringmaster (2009-2012) • Santa Claus (since 1997) • The Wagettes (1997-1999, 2003) • Wally the Great (1997) • The Wiggly Dancers (since 2000) Selected Guest Stars Christine Anu (2000, 2016) • Morgan Crowley (2001, 2017) • Lee Hawkins (2014) • Paul the Cook (Paul Hester) (1998) • The Irwins - Steve, Terri, Bindi and Robert (2002, 2017, 2024) • Kylie Minogue (2009, 2017) • Robert Rakete (2014-2015, 2021) • Alfonso Rinaldi (2002-2006, 2012) • Al Roker (2011) • Leo Sayer (2008) • Daryl Somers (2011) • Ross Wilson (2003, 2017)