One of Santa Claus's major duties is the check the Naughty and Nice list twice.

Santa updates the Naughty or Nice rating for every boy and girl four times a minute. That way, he has the latest skinny on everyone and can adjust toy production accordingly.

In earlier times, Santa Claus simply took an estimate of how many children were out there expecting a visit, loaded up his sleigh with as much bounty as he figured he'd need and took off. Sometimes there were too many toys, sometimes there weren't enough. Of course, it took someone with the knack for numbers to come in and put this whole thing in proper order.

He has 3 columns on his list: One column has the kid's name and what state he/she is from.

The 2nd one is the P column where he puts down a 'P' for Present if the boy/girl was summarized as Nice.

The 3rd column is the C column. That one would have a 'C' for coal if the boy/girl was summarized as Naughty.

Every time you do something naughty like disobeying your parents, saying bad words, cheating, lying, fighting with your siblings, etc. Santa counts that as Naughty.

When you do something like Helping the elderly or disabled, being polite, getting along with your siblings, or do things your parents will like. Santa will know about it and count that as Nice.

Nice things will erase previous naughty behaviors and vice versa. So don't think you can be bad all year and try to "Nice up" around the holidays.

Remember: Santa Claus watches you ALL year long.