Santa Claus and Rudolph Spotted Riding Motorcycles in Dublin, Ireland

— -- Santa Claus and his favorite furry helper, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, are getting an early start in Ireland.

The two were spotted enjoying a motorcycle ride near Phoenix Park in Dublin.

Martha Hudson filmed Santa and Rudolph on their joy ride as she was driving with her sister. Her 5-year-old daughter and her 7-year-old nephew were in the backseat.

"We had just been at a Christmas market and we were on our way home," Hudson recalled, "and we just saw those two guys going down the road."

Still, the kids weren't tricked into thinking it was the real St. Nick, Hudson told ABC News.

"They didn’t think he was the real one -- I have to talk quietly because they're both here -- but my nephew did say, 'A reindeer! A reindeer!'" she added.

There's no telling where Santa Claus and Rudolph were headed, but our guess is they're getting ready for the big day.