There are tense scenes in the North Pole at the moment as Santa and his elves load up his sleigh with presents, hoping that the world has done enough to save his runway. At the last measurement the runway was perilously close to the minimum required take-off distance, meaning it’s touch-and-go for Wednesday night’s big launch.

Chief Elf Karl Small explains: “The runway is still melting. Melting is bad. We no like the melting.We like the freezing. And the turning off of light switches and all things that stop the Warming of the Global. Is a very nervous time for us all here.”

But there’s still time for you to do your bit – every little deed helps save a valuable few inches of his runway. Dr Maurice Bergs told us a little more: “Now’s a really vital time for Santa – if the runway is not long enough there’ll be a big splash and lot of disappointed children in the world tonight. It’s important that we keep saving every last dribble of energy to help him out. WE CAN DO IT!!! Ahem.”

You can tune in to Green Santa on Christmas Eve at 4pm to go exclusively live to Lapland and see if we’ve done enough to save Santa’s runway. Here’s hoping it’s a Merry Christmas for everyone.