Those of you FareCompare fans who were around last year will no doubt remember “Grumpy Santa” – a member of my staff who hoped to break a record by visiting the 48-contiguous states in 12 days.

Well, Grumpy didn’t break the record — but he did have some uh, interesting adventures — he endured bumpy rides, inhaled delicious cookies, and was serenaded by a stellar stew (okay, a fascinating flight attendant, if you prefer).

Now — he’s baaaaaack!

Southwest Airlines has resurrected video — showing Santa getting stuffed and learning the art of peanut passing. See it now on the Southwest blog.

Regarding the “stuffed” part of the video: Santa (assisted by a Southwest employee) gets padded with numerous airline pillows. Which got me to thinking: had this been on a jetBlue flight — where you pay for pillows — imagine the bill I would have been stuck with!