▁from ▁an ▁evil ▁mouse ▁who ▁has ▁st olen ▁the ▁k ids ' ▁presents , ▁and ▁curs ed ▁them ▁with ▁a ▁spell . ▁Santa ▁faces ▁fo es ▁such ▁as ▁giant ▁r ats , ▁evil ▁to ys ▁and ▁living ▁snow men ▁using ▁his ▁magic ▁powers ▁to ▁turn ▁them ▁all ▁into ▁har ml ess ▁Christmas ▁presents . ▁He ▁can ▁also ▁collect ▁a ▁power - up ▁that ▁makes ▁him ▁shoot ▁fl ames ▁which ▁m elt ▁ice . ▁Santa ' s ▁magic ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁Christmas ▁presents ▁scattered ▁around ▁the ▁levels . ▁These ▁presents ▁may ▁contain ▁enemies , ▁power - ups , ▁b ells , ▁el ves , ▁or ▁bomb s . ▁Santa ' s ▁energy ▁level ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁Santa ▁h ats , ▁which ▁represent ▁how ▁many ▁hits ▁he ▁can ▁take ▁before ▁losing ▁a ▁life . ▁He ▁can ▁collect ▁more ▁h ats ▁to ▁re pl en ish ▁lost ▁energy . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁game ' s ▁distingu ishing ▁features ▁is ▁Santa ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁turn ▁into ▁his ▁evil ▁tw in , ▁" Ant i - C laus ". ▁By ▁drink ing ▁a ▁cup ▁of ▁tea , ▁Santa ▁transform s ▁into ▁a ▁blue - su ited , ▁devil ish ▁looking ▁version ▁of ▁himself . ▁As ▁Anti - C laus , ▁Santa ▁is ▁inv inci ble , ▁but ▁unable ▁to ▁use ▁his ▁magic ▁or ▁open ▁presents . ▁His ▁primary ▁method ▁of ▁attack ▁is ▁swing ing ▁his ▁s ack ▁of ▁to ys ▁at ▁enemies . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁break ▁between ▁platform ▁levels , ▁at