I have it on good authority that most Elves are quite tall. The adult Elves generally range from about 5'10" to 6'3" as far as I know. They are generally slender in appearance and have long hair. They do not favour facial hair. In fact, I don't think male Elves normally even have facial hair. They are extraordinarily long-lived and maintain a youthful appearance for hundreds of years. An Elf can easily live 800 to 1,000 years, but since life presents many hazards, Elves are more likely to eventually meet some tragic or heroic end in battle or misadventure than to die of old age...and they probably prefer it that way.

Now, Santa....Santa Claus is a pretty bizarre phenomenon, and I am quite suspicious about his origins. I think that like Lassie or Trigger or Rin Tin Tin, Santa Claus may have been played over the years by a whole series of actors who all look more or less alike, and that those actors have been hacks and rejects picked out by Madison Avenue and Hollywood, and that the whole thing is a total fraud for the purpose of selling product.

Check out this shocking photo:

Would you trust this guy with your kids?