A woman was stunned when her tough boyfriend revealed he had a huge collection of over 160 Santas.
Allison Nebel couldn’t believe her eyes when Mathius Carter showed her his haul.
Allison, 29, had been dating Mathius, 43, for a year but had no idea he was such a Christmas enthusiast.
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The preschool teacher was left open-mouthed when her boyfriend began bringing out his decorations on November 4 – revealing a huge collection of Father Christmas figures.
And even the 160 Santas he put on display were not the full collection, with more still waiting to be brought out.
“I was shocked when my partner pulled out his Christmas collection – I had no idea he had over 160 Santas,’ Allison, of Lake in the Hills, Illinois, USA, told What’s The Jam.
She explained that the couple had previously been discussing decorations when Mathius casually mentioned: “I have this Santa thing going on.”
But nothing could have prepared her for the scale of his collection.
“I was truly shocked,” she said.
“I laughed so hard I cried and had to walk away.
“He’s truly the hardest man on a normal day, but he does not mess around about Christmas haha.”
Mathius, who is an outreach coordinator for the Road Home Program through Rush Hospital in Chicago, works with veterans and their families on mental health support.
He also writes children’s books to help parents explain PTSD to their children.
Allison added: “He does not mess around about Christmas.”
Sharing her shock online, the video quickly went viral – racking up over 1.8m views.
One person wrote: “How did you not notice one million Santa’s moving in.”
Another person added: “The whole North Pole moved in huh.”
One other person commented: “By the way babe, I’ve got a Santa army.”
One viewer said: “So you hit the Christmas jackpot is what I’m seeing.”
One person wrote: “Nothing could’ve prepared me for the camera flip.”
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