ONE of the great things about social media is that you quickly get to know what people like and don’t like.

I posted this lovely picture of four-year-old Max Pedelty, of Willington, on Facebook and Twitter and it has officially become our most shared picture of the year.

Max, who has Down’s Syndrome and has been treated for leukaemia, was chosen to be one of Santa’s elves at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.

If there is a cuter elf between here and the North Pole, I’d love to see the evidence.

Happy Christmas, Max.