Art Conrad has an issue with the commercialisation of Christmas, and his protest has gone way beyond just shunning the malls or turning off his television.
The US resident nailed Santa Claus to a crucifix in front of his house in Bremerton, in Washington state on the US Pacific coast.
"Santa has been perverted from who he started out to be," Conrad said.
"Now he's the person being used by corporations to get us to buy more stuff."
A photo of the crucified Santa adorns Conrad's Christmas cards, with the message "Santa died for your MasterCard".
The display is also Conrad's way of poking fun at political correctness. He believes people do not express their feelings because they are afraid of what others might think.
His neighbours found the will to express their feelings this past week. Some were offended but many were just curious.
Jake Tally walked by and chuckled, but did not pretend to understand the message.
"I don't really know what to think. I know it's about God but Santa has nothing to do with it," he told the Kitsap Sun newspaper.