While this episode does have higher ratings than negative, it balanced out to under a 6 and i think that's unfair. While not as good as the previous christmas specials i think this one is still great and a-lot of fun. SpongeBob, Patrick and Plankton go to the surface to deliver Santa's present. SpongeBob wanted to give Santa thanks for everything he's done is super sweet and adorable. Has all the heartwarming stuff you expect in a Christmas special. I love how the surface world is animated and more human-ish characters in SpongeBob's style is really fun to see. The animation is beautiful, Its Storyboarded by Benjamin Arcand and i love his style in this one, It's top notch as always. Definite recommend watching every year along with the other 2 christmas specials.