Remember that time when Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) was abducted দ্বারা a Demogorgon and the whole town of Hawkins searched for him only to realize he was in the Upside Down? We sure do.
Who was the better boy this year? The obsessive, stalking, kidnapping murderer অথবা the bully with toxic masculine qualities being controlled দ্বারা the Mind Flayer? This is way above Santa's pay grade.