Vicar apologises after festive faux pas

CHILDREN at a Christmas carol service in Britain were left devastated after a vicar told them Santa Claus was dead.

Stunned parents at the seasonal sing-a-long, in Maidenhead were stunned after the Rev Lee Rayfield said it was scientifically impossible for the jolly red man to deliver so many presents so quickly.

He said the story, which says reindeer would burst into flames if they had to travel at the speeds necessary, was meant as a bit of fun for older children.