With all due respect dakwa, I will clarify my statement a bit further. What I taught my children was that there was no little fat man in a suit that had a magical sleigh pulled by flying reindeer that traveled the world in one night, sliding down chimneys and leaving presents under the tree. I taught them that Santa Claus was a "spirit of giving" that lives in everyone's hearts, not just once a year in the month of December, but every day of the year. They were also taught of all the many different names of santa, i.e, St. Nicholas and how different countries celebrated, etc. I would hardly call this a punishment to my children, sir.
RE: Going to Heaven or staying here ?
We usually have a birthday cake for Jesus to celebrate His birth.