On the naughty list: Bloomingdale’s Santa faces backlash from parents — because he’s wearing green

Bloomingdale’s is facing backlash from guests for having Santa Claus wear green.

The brand’s flagship store — located on 59th Street in Manhattan, New York — is having a Wicked-themed Christmas this year. To celebrate the iconic pink and green colors in the recently released Jon M Chu film, Bloomingdale’s “Santaland” will be “Oz-themed,” as noted in a press release by the department store’s owner, Macy’s.

When visiting the “reimagined Santaland,” which opened in the store on November 13, children can meet Santa in “an enchanted forest with a pink and green twist and fitted out with a yellow brick road.”

To fit the theme of the holiday at Bloomingdale’s, Santa will not be wearing his usual white and red suit. Instead, he’s dressed in a green and gold costume, paired with a matching dark green hat.

However, many parents and children were left disappointed by the decision to change Santa’s iconic costume. According to The New York Post, one mother took to a local Facebook group to warn parents that the flagship store is “offering a green Santa.”

“We left a bit disappointed without a photo,” she wrote. “I just wanted to share in case other people were thinking about taking their kids to see Santa and want a traditional photo.”