Yes, our hero is home from his excellent adventure (unfortunately, he’s taking time off-gosh, thanks Mike).

But he’ll be back. In the meantime, he ditched his “I-wore-this-thing-12-days-in-a-row-without-laundering” Santa suit, and he even shaved (see “before” picture, left-with the “Miami Vice” look).

Hope Mike doesn’t get too comfortable; I overheard the boss talk about a FareCompare Mt. Everest trip. I’d better line up the sherpas now. Perhaps they’ll agree to wear elf costumes.

Grumpy Santa sheds new light on the best and worst of commercial aviation: you know, important stuff like, which airline’s flight attendants shamelessly coddled him the most, or where he got food you wouldn’t serve a dog.

Stuff like that. See it here. Consider it an early Christmas gift from the fine folks at Standard Upright Position.

Well, if you did what you were supposed to do, and followed along on his itinerary, you’d know.

Might even help you guess how much his total airfare cost, and if you guess right, YOU get a free flight.

Of course if you win, you have to wear a Santa suit on the plane. Just kidding.

Enjoy all the video!

Well, the Claus-ster had finally made it to the Big Apple. And he’s so happy, why, he’s dancin’ in the streets. Really. Take a look.

Shameless? That doesn’t begin to describe our pal Santa. But hey! He’s having fun, we’re having fun watching him. Win-win, no?

I’m not kidding, take a look at this guy in the snow…you’d think he’d never seen the stuff before.

That’s okay, those happy Bostonians make a nice contrast to the Grumpmeister; see them wish him a Merry Christmas! Hear them invoke the name of an iconic baseball team.

Gooooooo Sox!

And you should gooooooo right here, and enter our contest; if you can guess how much Grumpy Santa’s airfare for this 48-state trip in 12-days cost, then you my friend, will win a free flight.

SPECIAL TO STANDARD UPRIGHT POSITION:

(Editor’s Note: this is the latest communique from Grumpy Santa)

“I have been to many airports early in the morning over the last several days, and I have come to notice something a little alarming. Hash-browns on the breakfast-combos are getting out of control.

I might be wrong, but in my mind, McDonald’s established a pretty solid standard for fast-food hash-browns; slightly oval-shaped, crispy-brown, and delicious.

But now, there are new versions. Round hash-browns that are no more than tater-tots without that cool “tot” shape, and the Arby’s giant triangle hash-brown that is unwieldy and a bit off-putting.

Go ahead, say I fear change, but when eating breakfast at airports, I still say the classic hash-brown is definitely the way to go.”

Watch the end of this video…see how Grumpy Santa relaxes after a long hard day!

What hard day? Why fending off hecklers, pan-handlers, and who knows what else.

Besides, the guy is flying 25,000 miles, hitting 48-states in 12-days…let’s give him a break

And you take a break from whatever you’re doing, and look at all our cool videos right here.