You’ll soon see why a video of this Santa and his act of kindness has gone viral

We simply cannot get enough of sweet Santa stories this time a year. Most recently, it was this heartwarming tale that had us (almost!) weeping into our coffees this morning here at HerFamily HQ. When a little girl with hearing problems last week made a visit to Santa's Grotto in a shopping centre in Cleveland in the US, what the local Santa did next has captured the hearts of nearly 170,000 viewers ever since. In a short video clip captured by onlookers, the little girl's mother is heard telling Santa Claus how her daughter, due to her hearing impairment, 'can't talk very well.' The kind Father Christmas then asks if his little visitor uses sign language, to which her mother replies: 'Yeah, she does animals and things like that.' Santa then taps the girl's arm to get her attention before using hand signals to ask her what she wants for Christmas. Delighted to be 'spoken' to in a way she understands, the little girl, using sign language back, tells Santa how she would love to find a scooter under the tree this year.