Doug Ford dresses as Santa for a Christmas video

It’s still two days until Christmas but Premier Doug Ford is already getting into the spirit.

In a video posted on social media on Monday morning, Ford is seen dressed up in a bright red Santa suit performing a personalized rendition of the famous 1823 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas.”

The video begins with the iconic “Twas the night before Christmas…” but then veers from the usual script to focus on Ford’s hopes for the coming year.

“Our province stood tall, with visions of progress uniting us all,” Ford says in the video. ” As we look ahead to another New Year, here’s what we’re working on to bring you good cheer.”

The two-minute video features a number of Progressive Conservative cabinet ministers writing letters to Santa and dropping them off in a mail slot outside Ford’s office.

Ford is then seen reading the letters beside a lit up …