You don't recall your parents saying things Like "do this or santa won't come to see you?" "Go to bed or Santa will pass you by?" "Santa doesn't come to bad little boys/girls." "
You think you weren't 'paying'? Not all payments are cash.
I also remember that regardless of how i behaved "santa" always left me my presents.
Except for one year when i received a note pinned to my bedroom door that read ... "Dear Edrogar, My apologies but unfortunately there will be no presents this years as last year the rampaging, throat slitting boogyman under your bed nearly had my nuts off, have a good christmas, love santa"