(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)Commissioned by Thorntons to celebrate the launch of its new mischievous Cheeky Elf chocolate model, the research also found 30 per cent of parents track Santa’s whereabouts using an app. Other lengths they go to include installing hidden cameras to ‘catch’ Father Christmas delivering presents and tucking into treats left out for him. One in 10 cheeky parents even tell their kids Santa prefers beer and chocolate to mince pies and milk. (Image: Getty Images/Hemera)Eighty-six per cent feel it is important to keep the magic of Christmas alive for their children. “Our new Cheeky Elf model celebrates all that is mischievous and fun about the festive season, much like those cheeky parents pulling off the perfect stunts to keep the magic of Christmas alive for as long as possible.

Source: Daily Mirror December 06, 2018 16:21 UTC