Why the North Pole?

Have you ever wondered why Santa chose to live in the sub-zero temperatures and barren landscape of the North Pole? It really doesn't sound like the ideal living conditions to me. I like a little bit of cold weather mixed in with the warm, but 365 days of white, white, white and more white doesn't sound like it would be too good on the old thinking process.
There have been many explanations to why Santa chose the North Pole as his primary living and industrial headquarters.
1. The price was right. After all, who else would want to locate on top of the world.
2. Location, Location, Location. At the North Pole, Santa and the elves are standing upright year round. At the South Pole, wouldn't they be standing upside down? Just a thought.
3. Easier for travel. For his Christmas Eve excursion, Santa can fly DOWN to all the countries, rather than fly up. Downhill is a lot easier than uphill.
4. It is the home of two magical wonders of nature that without them, there would be no Christmas - the little-known Lemonade Springs and the famous Milk Chocolate Mine. But more about those later. Just suffice it to say that without those magical wonders, Christmas as we know it just would not be.
5. The climate. Why do you think Santa dresses from head to toe in fur? He can't tolerate the cold as well as his elves can. But because of his heart of compassion, he braves the frigid climate because of his elves. There is something about the metabolism of the elves that attracts them to the colder climates. They work better, they behave better and they constantly stay in a Christmas Spirit.
6. Which brings us to the most important reason. Most people associate Christmas with the winter months. While many countries have never experienced cold winter weather, many more are bundling up, having snowball fights and making snowmen in December. For Santa and the elves to keep their focus on the wintry climate of Christmas, the Jolly Old Elf decided to move his operations to a climate where it is "Christmas year round." He doesn't have to constantly get the elves in a "Christmas mood" or make toys in Bermuda shorts. That just wouldn't be right.
In the magical land of the North Pole, it has to be Christmas 365 days a year. Santa and the Elves never get "out of the Christmas Spirit." It is not their nature to forget about Christmas for even one day. The winter climate of the North Pole provides the proper setting for Christmas toy making, Christmas cookie baking and Christmas Spirit.
For Santa, Christmas is not just a one-day event. It is a life-altering phenomenon that is a way of life rather than a day on a calendar.
Thus, the North Pole is the ONLY place where Santa could reside. Don't you agree?