‘Golden Balls met Santa!’ David Beckham pokes fun at his famous nickname

David Beckham couldn’t resist an opportunity to reference his famous nickname Golden Balls on Thursday.

Wife Victoria – who bestowed him with the moniker and revealed it to the world during an episode of Parkinson in 2000 – posted a snap to Instagram as the family visited Lapland UK.

David, 45, was seen sat in front of Father Christmas, wearing a reindeer face mask, holding a pair of gold sleigh bells up.

‘Golden Balls met Santa!’ David Beckham poked fun at his famous nickname as he jangled a pair of sleigh bells with Father Christmas in a snap shared by wife Victoria on Thursday 

Victoria captioned the snap: ‘Golden Bells met Santa tonight in a very festive mask! X kisses @davidbeckham X’

The famous family are clearly getting into the festive spirit this week, with VB, 46, sharing a hilarious behind-the-scenes video of herself trying to take a festive snap of her children – Brooklyn, 21, Romeo, 18, Cruz, 15, and Harper, nine.

The fashion designer questioned her eldest son’s Brooklyn’s casual shorts before telling the boys to pick up their dogs Sage, Fig and Olive in a desperate bid to take the perfect family portrait. 

Winter wonderland: Cruz was seen exploring Lapland UK in a winter coat

Winter wonderland: Cruz was seen exploring Lapland UK in a winter coat

'Never work with kids': Victoria Beckham took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a hilarious behind-the-scenes video of herself trying to take a festive snap of her children

‘Never work with kids’: Victoria Beckham took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a hilarious behind-the-scenes video of herself trying to take a festive snap of her children

Victoria captioned the post: ‘The making of… never work with kids or animals!! Love you @brooklynbeckham @romeobeckham @cruzbeckham #HarperSeven’.

Posh asked Brooklyn, who was standing in front of a spectacular Christmas tree stroking Sage, ‘Brooklyn are you sure you don’t want to put trousers on?’

Meanwhile, Cruz pointed at his Christmas jumper which had Borat in a Santa hat, which prompted Victoria to say: ‘Excellent, that sums up your personality’. 

Christmas time: Victoria preparing to spend Christmas with her three sons, Brooklyn, 21, Romeo, 18, Cruz, 15, daughter Harper, nine, and husband David

Christmas time: Victoria preparing to spend Christmas with her three sons, Brooklyn, 21, Romeo, 18, Cruz, 15, daughter Harper, nine, and husband David

Teenager: Cruz pointed at his Christmas jumper which had Borat in a Santa hat, which prompted Victoria to say: 'Excellent, that sums up your personality.'

Teenager: Cruz pointed at his Christmas jumper which had Borat in a Santa hat, which prompted Victoria to say: ‘Excellent, that sums up your personality.’

As the dogs failed to sit when Victoria instructed, she told the group: ‘This is a Christmas card guys, this is meant to be a nice thing to do’.

But Harper told her: ‘This is a very sad Christmas’. Victoria said: ‘This is a lovely Christmas’, before shouting at the boys: ‘pick up a dog’.

The scene then moved on to the Beckham brood posing for a photo with Posh playing photographer, while singing: ‘Tis the season to be jolly, fa la la la’.

Mummy duties: The fashion designer, 46, questioned her eldest son's Brooklyn's casual shorts before telling the boys to pick up their dogs Sage, Fig and Olive

Family portrait: As the dogs failed to sit when Victoria instructed, she told the group: 'This is a Christmas card guys, this is meant to be a nice thing to do'

Mummy duties: The fashion designer, 46, questioned her eldest son’s Brooklyn’s casual shorts before telling the boys to pick up their dogs Sage, Fig and Olive 

Tricky: Victoria captioned the post: 'The making of… never work with kids or animals!! Love you @brooklynbeckham @romeobeckham @cruzbeckham #HarperSeven'.

Tricky: Victoria captioned the post: ‘The making of… never work with kids or animals!! Love you @brooklynbeckham @romeobeckham @cruzbeckham #HarperSeven’.

An unimpressed Brooklyn then decided he had enough and walked out of shot.  

Victoria did manage to get a smiling photo of her children which she also uploaded on Instagram, alongside the caption: ‘Kisses at Christmas! Lots of love from all of us x x x @davidbeckham @brooklynbeckham @romeobeckham @cruzbeckham #HarperSeven x x x’.

It comes after Victoria celebrated 24 years since The Spice Girls released their first ever Christmas number one with a fun throwback clip.

The designer took to Instagram Stories on Wednesday to share a video of the band’s iconic performance of 2 Become 1 on Top Of The Pops after the song topped the festive charts in 1996.

The song kicked off a stream of Christmas hits for the Spice Girls, with Too Much topping the charts in 1997, followed by Goodbye in 1998. 

Victoria penned the caption: ‘It’s 24 years since this was released! Our first Christmas number one! Kisses @emmaleebunton @melaniemusic @officialmelb @therealgerihalliwell.’ 

Feeling nostalgic? It comes after Victoria celebrated 24 years since The Spice Girls released their first ever Christmas number one with a fun throwback clip

Feeling nostalgic? It comes after Victoria celebrated 24 years since The Spice Girls released their first ever Christmas number one with a fun throwback clip