There’s Photoshop gone wrong. And then there’s Photoshop gone very, very right.

The latter includes James Franco and a pair of skimpy Santa briefs.

It’s Christmas come early!

So what’s the deal with this awesome image of a shirtless James Franco?

Ahead of his upcoming appearance on Ellen, DeGeneres photoshopped Franco’s head onto the body of a racy Santa which Franco then shared with his followers on Instagram.

“MERRY XMAS!!!! — ELLEN MADE ME tHIS CAlENDaR!” Franco wrote.

Merry Christmas, indeed!

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