See Grumpy Santa in the first snow of his trip. See Grumpy Santa snarl.

For a guy who supposedly hangs out at the North Pole most of the year, his reaction is a trifle surprising.

Especially since all those nice folks in Boston are trying their best to make him feel at home: listen as they call out, “Merry Christmas!” and, “Go Red Sox!” (Uh-oh, more snarling. You See, Grumpy Santa is a Cubs fan).

And if you watch very carefully, you’ll notice the camera getting clobbered with a snowball. No doubt an old Bostonian custom meaning, “We love you, Grumpy Santa!”