Maybe he changed his name, he's done it before http://www.stationwagonforums.com/forums/threads/junkyard-auction.37541/ In all honesty though I hope he's ok, it's kind of quiet with him only popping in every other month.
As long as he's able to drop down the chimney and distribute likes like he did a couple days ago, Denny Clause is alright by me. He should change his handle to SantaT1