Santa traded in his sleigh for a higher-tech helicopter when he went to bring joy to sick children in Mixco, Guatemala City on Thursday 9 December.

Children with cancer at the Jassiel Shelter Home were given a surprise visit from Santa Claus, The Grinch and a Snowman, bringing them happiness and gifts.

Someone dressed as The Grinch pretended to try and steal their presents but were stopped eventually by the kids.

Most of the children there suffer eye and vertebral cancer. They come from faraway regions of Guatemala and stay at the home while being treated in Guatemala City.

This footage was filmed and produced 9 December 2021.

Children who have been affected by various forms of cancer, and who are members of the Jassiel Shelter Home, received the surprise visit of Santa Claus, The Grinch and the Snowman, to bring them happiness and a lot of gifts, as part of Christmas Season celebrations in Mixco, Guatemala City, Guatemala, on December 9th, 2021. The children and their parents waited for Santa Claus to arrive in a helicopter, and later danced and were given presents, that was attempted to be robbed by The Grinch, but were stopped eventually by the kids. Most of the children suffer eye and vertebral cancer, and attend treatments in Guatemala city, coming from faraway regions of the Central American country.