Loughborough - Father Christmas will return to a housing estate this year - despite being shot at when he toured there last festive season. Santa and Rudolph came under fire from snipers with airguns on the Shelthorpe area of Loughborough, Leicestershire, last year.
In 1996, the Christmas pair were stoned as they passed through the same estate.
This year firefighters have offered to do the rounds with Santa. Neither Santa nor Rudolph was hit in last year's incident, but pellets damaged their sleigh.