If you’ve ever pitied teen pop sensation Justin Bieber for missing out on his childhood then you might want to stop reading now, otherwise you could get a bit weepy.
The 17-year-old has confessed in an interview that his mother Pattie didn't let him believe in Santa Claus as a child because she was so keen for him to grow up believing in God.
He told AOL Music: "Christmas was always a time for being with family and friends - and being off school and in the snow. In Canada, there's lots of snow so it was always good fun. My cousins, aunts, uncles and friends would come down.
"My mum always told me there wasn't a Santa. This was her logic: she thought if I grew up knowing about Santa then finding out he wasn't real, that it would be like she was lying to me.
"And then when she told me about God, I maybe wouldn't believe her. So she just wanted to be straight-up and honest with me all the time. But I didn't tell my friends or ruin it for anyone - I was a good kid!"
And Biebs has definitely been getting into the Christmas spirit at work, recording festive single Mistletoe along with a Christmas album including a duet with Mariah Carey and a version of Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (which we now know is a big fat LIE).
Asked about his own plans for Christmas, he said he'd be: "Just relaxing and being with my family. That's the thing I'm most excited about. To be honest, I really don't have any Christmas wishes this year... I just wish to be happy and that everyone be healthy in my family.
"And I wish that everybody gets to hear my Christmas album - and hopefully like it."
Couldn't resist a little plug there, eh Biebs?
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