Newspaper Forced To Apologise After Printing Death Notice For Santa Claus

Scrooge himself wouldn't stoop to this level.  A Norwegian newspaper has issued an apology this weekend after a bizarre obituary entry announced the death of Santa Claus. The shocking classified ad even provided funeral arrangements, to be held on the 28th December at the "North Pole Chapel." The notice reads: "Dear Father Christmas, born 12 December 1788" and claims he died in Norway just before his 227th birthday. Aftenposten is Norway's second-biggest selling newspaper, and has blamed the clanger on an "internal procedure error". According to the Irish Mirror, a spokesperson for the publication said: "An error in Aftenposten’s internal procedures led to a fictional obituary of Santa Claus [being] published in our digital systems. "Aftenposten has strict guidelines for both the content and use of symbols in our obituaries." "This ad is a violation of these and should never have been published. "We will find out what has happened." We are not okay with this.