--- description: Rapper turned actor Ludacris took on a new role as Santa on Tuesday while visiting the Children's Hospital in Atlanta title: Ludacris Spreads Joy at Children's Hospital in Atlanta image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ludacris Spreads Holiday Joy at the Children's Hospital in Atlanta by [Naja Rayne / People](/author/people/) ## Naja Rayne / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 23, 2015 9:05 AM CUT by [Naja Rayne / People](/author/people/) ## Naja Rayne / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 23, 2015 9:05 AM CUT Rapper turned actor [Ludacris](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:Ludacris,00.html "undefined") took on a new role as Santa on Tuesday while visiting the Children’s Hospital in Atlanta. The _Fast and Furious_ star showed up at the hospital with gifts and spent time with the patients and their parents, before sharing some photos from the festivities on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/%5Fm8EfPQa-w/?taken-by=ludacris "undefined"). “Tis the season. #givingback #childrenshospital #merryludacrismas @ludacrisfdtn,” the 38-year-old captioned a photo collage of photos with the kids and stuffed animals. He also tagged his charity organization, The Ludacris Foundation – started in December of 2001 – which aims to help youth help themselves by volunteering across the country. Ludacris captioned another [photo](https://www.instagram.com/p/%5FnCoHJQa74/?taken-by=ludacris "undefined") grid featuring more kids, “Making their day makes my day @ludacrisfdtn #merryludacrismas.” The [father of three](http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/06/04/ludacris-welcomes-daughter-cadence-gaelle/ "undefined") shared one more [photo](https://www.instagram.com/p/%5FnMZiywa9j/?taken-by=ludacris "undefined"), highlighting the parents of the patients and sending them good wishes. “To all the parents my heart & prayers are with you,” he wrote. “To all the children I admire your strength and perseverance. Love from the @ludacrisfdtn #childrenshospital #merryludacrismas.” [_This article originally appeared on PEOPLE_](http://www.people.com/article/ludacris-spreads-holiday-joy-at-childrens-hospital "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4159849/ludacris-atlanta-childrens-hospital/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4159849/ludacris-atlanta-childrens-hospital/"},"headline":"Ludacris Spreads Holiday Joy at the Children's Hospital in Atlanta","datePublished":"2015-12-23T09:05:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:36:18.655Z","description":"Tis the season","url":"https://time.com/4159849/ludacris-atlanta-childrens-hospital/","keywords":["celebrities","georgia","atlanta"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Naja Rayne / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4159849/ludacris-atlanta-childrens-hospital/","name":"Ludacris Spreads Holiday Joy at the Children's Hospital in Atlanta"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Here Is an Adorable Compilation of Kids Reacting to Opening Christmas Presents","description":"From jubilant exclamations — \"Santa knowed what I wanted for Christmas!\" — to earsplitting shrieks, here are some of our favorite reactions.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/bphe0Q3F/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2013-12-20T15:53:36.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/bphe0Q3F.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4159849/ludacris-atlanta-childrens-hospital/","duration":"PT1M19S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4159849/ludacris-atlanta-childrens-hospital/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```