The girl notices her father in an elf costume, hides her face, and runs away (Image source: @kstringpage/Instagram)
As Christmas is being observed worldwide, social media is flooded with videos of celebrations. One Christmas video of 2025, in particular, started a laughter riot after a man dressed as an elf surprised his daughter while picking her up from school.
The video, which now has over 30 million views, was shared by Katie S Page, a content creator and marketing director. The viral reel begins with the girl waiting for her father with her schoolbag. Within seconds, he notices her father in an elf costume, hides her face, and runs away while trying to hold her laughter. As the frame changes, her father can be seen saying, “Hey! it’s me.”
He further sings, and then the father-daughter duo exchange hugs. Sharing the video, Page, who is the mother of the girl, wrote, “the embarrassment bar has been raised. She may never recover. Merry Christmas!
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The video set the internet abuzz, garnering a wave of reactions, with several users sharing similar reactions. “I’m that mother! My son just told me yesterday that he never will take any drugs because his life couldn’t be more crazy with me as his mother. Then he told me that he loves it. And he wouldn’t want it any other way,” a user wrote.
“Wade showed me a video immediately when he got in the car! I also love that he did it today since there will not be nearly as many kids at school tomorrow,” another user commented.
“He wouldn’t have done that if he didn’t love her! She’s a very lucky girl to have such an awesome dad,” a third user reacted.