Santa Claus has the right idea: Visit people once a year.

Borge’s line is a dry, holiday-themed jab at social obligation. By praising Santa’s once-a-year visits, he humorously reframes a beloved tradition as an ideal boundary: warmth and generosity are welcome, but constant drop-ins and compulsory sociability can feel exhausting. The joke works because it collides two registers—Santa as a symbol of communal cheer and Santa as a model of minimal contact—capturing a modern, slightly misanthropic wish for privacy without sounding bitter. It also reflects Borge’s stage persona: genial, urbane, and able to turn everyday sentiments (holiday fatigue, family gatherings, small talk) into a compact one-liner.